... -hearted activism on the part of the English rebellion of the 17th century, and the very severe condition that he wrote at least part of "Paradise Lost" in, seems to be blatant reasons to believe that his writing is as much a reflection of his exterior turmoil as it is a true ... to hold up to society, are the key to understanding Milton's confusing ambiguity in making Satan the epic hero in "Paradise Lost". The critical readings and commentaries on "Paradise Lost" seem to be overwhelmed by the epic poem itself. The reason for this could be the way that the poem makes ... an event; its t...

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... of Eden was also a place of tranquility and untouched beauty. Upon the arrival of humankind in both places though, they become much less like paradise and ultimately carry out the same fate. With the coming of the boys and their savage behaviour, it is evident that they are eventually responsible ... left by the boys' crashing plane, "All around him the long scar smashed into the jungle..." (7). The scar symbolizes how human nature can destroy paradise by simply entering it. In the end, Jack and his tribe set the whole island on fire and his savage instincts account for the demolishment o...

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... real world and how cruel it can be. Also, when he ultimately learns of the real world, he has been stripped of all he loves and his beautiful wife has lost her beauty. And finally, the Bible's statement is even further supported by a previous book, the Book of Genesis in which Adam and Eve are cast out of ... paradise after partaking of the Tree of Knowledge. Paralleling Adam and Eve's cast out of God's graces, the acquisition of wisdom and knowledge equals the loss of innocence. As one learns ... , the one must learn to adapt at the expense of innocence and virtue. The tragedy of such...

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... to grow old and be sick and die, ( Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, pg 75)." And then the it is alluded to again in Charlie's reading of John Milton's Paradise Lost of the evils of Adam and Eve. This bears the symbolic parallel of Charlie's journey from retardation to genius and Adam and Eve eatting the fruit from the tree of ... ...

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