"All conflict in literature is, in its simplest form, a struggle between good and evil." This quote illustrates a conflict between what is wrong and what is right. Making a wrong decision sometimes makes an individual an outcast. Both Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Nathaniel Hawthorne The Scarlet Letter, show that one person with his or her own views may contradict a society. Huck's and Hester's moral struggles lead to a fight between conscience vs. civilization. It's ironic, but conscience in these cases is right, and civilization is evil and cruel.
The author uses the fight between conscience, good, and civilization, evil, to develop the characters, and the theme of this novel. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is set in St. Petersburg, Missouri. In this novel, Huck overcomes the bigotry that society preached. He goes against society's rules and tries to help his friend, Jim, a runaway slave. Moral struggles come into play several times as they"re making their voyage down the river. The river symbolizes serenity and the beauty of nature. It's during this journey that the great moral crisis in Huck's life occurs. He now has to choose between his social conscience and individual conscience. He has to make a difficult decision of whether giving Jim up to the slave hunters, as society would have him do, or help Jim to remain a free man, as his own conscience would have him do. It's ironic that even though Huck knows the consequences of helping a slave become free, he takes it upon himself to do what his conscience suggests. What his conscience suggests is actually good, and planning to help his friend, Huck is willing to go to "Hell". Huck considers Jim as his equal, who has true feelings and who deeply cares for his family. Huck never had anyone to care about him as Jim did and accepts Jim's humanity. As a result, he is willing to fight for Jim against the treacherous rules of the society.
Contrasting good and evil in Sula! ... Sula even goes as far as to suggest that Nel does not know good from evil. ... The main theme in the story is good vs. evil. ... For example, Sula and Nel are seen as evil and good. ... Her main theme, which is good vs. evil suggests that good and evil may mean different things to two people. ...
The theme of this book is life's contrasts and this is made evident with contrasting characters, contrasting seasons, and good vs. evil. ... A final example of life's contrasts is good vs. evil. ... The final example of good vs. evil is when Leper joined the army. Leper was a good innocent young man, and the army was the evil power that changed him forever. ... Contrasting characters, contrasting seasons, and good vs. evil were all very evident examples of life's contrasts in this novel. ...
Dualism is defined as both a doctrine that the universe is under the dominion of two opposing principles one of which is good and the other evil, and also, a view of human beings as constituted of two irreducible elements (as matter and spirit). ... The struggle between Jack and Tyler was within one man who could not decide between his good and his bad. Jack believes that his conscious thought is good and his subconscious, which was Tyler, is bad. ... The challenge of whether these are paths of good and evil is also present. ... Whether it be through the members of fight club leading doubl...
Another comparison is the fact of Good vs. Evil. ... In the movie, the Wendol were the "evil" and Buliwyf and the other 12 warriors were the "good." ... Another aspect of these was the Good of the Community vs. personal Greed. ... This allows the reader to better understand each story and its contents, such as their beliefs and the concept of good and evil, and acknowledge the ways the characters can be described ...
Man Vs Nature is looked at in many ways, and is often not completely understood before it's commented on. ... In Lord Of The Flies, Golding presents a view that all men are destructive and evil. ... Therefore, most people act on what they consider to be good or bad. But, it is still apparent that each person has the choice of acting upon their own goodness or evil. No one thing can be all evil or entirely anti-good. ...
Each act of the play has contrasting images in the battle of the light vs. darkness. The light and darkness are actually metaphors for the fight of good vs. evil. ... Shakespeare uses the light vs. darkness to show the contrast of power in the play and to show where evil is hidden in different acts. ... She was talking about a candle, but it can also be translated into that Lady Macbeth was never that evil and she still had some good left in her. ... It helped to symbolize good vs. evil and the fight for power. ...
Native Mythology Vs. ... There was also a heavy undertone of good and evil in each of the stories .Generally speaking creation stories have similar yet different explanations of how the human race and earth began. ... Consequently in these creation stories there are undertones of good vs. evil. ... Since the left handed twin was pure evil, the twin actually had killed his own mother , because of his stubbornness .The twins are the way native Americans explained the good and evil of mankind. ... On one side the two stories have the common interest of good and evil in the world and...
Philosophy says that evil is always punished and good is always rewarded. ... In the world today, it seems that evil is always prevailing over good. ... It does seem that evil is winning the battle between good and evil. ... The good will prove strong and the evil will prove weak. ... Eventually, the good will be rewarded and the evil severely punished....
Ruined by the Evil, Destroyed by the Good William Shakespeare's great tragedy, Macbeth, portrays how one man can destroy his entire life by giving into the temptations of evil. ... This can be seen in the good natured hart of King Duncan, who falls victim to another's evil doing. ... As Goddard states Men are neither good nor evil. ... Good and evil then were as the poles asunder... Macduff is the physical manifestation of the timeless idea of good triumphing over evil. ...
