They seem to represent the self-centered, self-righteous, section of our society. ... Their leader, Prince Prospero seems to represent the kind of person that corrupts people and leads them along evil paths. The rooms in the abbeys represent stages of human life; the colors are the main symbolic factors. ... It always represents the passing of time, in this case the passing of life. ... It serves as an awakening to most people in that it makes them aware of the evil and sin filling their hearts. ...
In every human being, there is a part that is definitely savage and evil as well as a part that is undoubtedly conscientious and good. ... After many days on a deserted island with no adults, which meant no way of enforcing authority, Jack's tribe, representing evilness and savagery, destroyed the last traces of civilization when confronted with Ralph's group, who represents law, order and democracy. Without the enforcement of law and order, the evil side of human takes charge and the society tend to slide towards chaos and savagery. ... (pg.200) While the demise of Piggy repres...
When this reading practice is applied to a section of act one scene three in Shakespeare's Macbeth it is easy to see that the women are given much more inferior roles and are depicted in ways that represent negative attitudes. The only women in the scene are witches, who are presented as evil and ugly. ... This reading practice, when applied to a piece of act one scene three in Shakespeare's Macbeth gives the reader an automatic understanding that Macbeth is being tempted by evil, which is represented through the witches. The witches are ugly and wild as Banquo describes them and thi...
Thus, he disregards order and represents evil and violence, the dark side of human nature. Because in him the reader clearly sees the innate evil of man since he is the one that cast off society earliest. Jack also represents savagery because he allows the young boys to "kill the pig. ... Golding believes that the natural state of humans is chaos and that man is inherently evil. ... I think Golding purposely designs Ralph and Jack to represent the good and the evil in human beings. ...
Hyde embodies his evil self. Consequently, his Id is revealed through the latter, while the former represents the ideals of his Superego. ... Hyde represent a single but dichotomous personality. ... Even his appearance is evil-like. ... The "evil" and animalistic Mr. ...
The color black is an obvious allusion to several facets of the above hypothesis: black represents evil, of which we all, as humans, must fight; black represents death, which, in a manner of speaking, we are all dead until, according to the Christian way of looking at things, "born again,"" in a belief in Christ as savior. ... Hooper, the minister in this story, makes the point that all men "even ministers "are sinners or afflicted with evil or fallen, etc., when he says that "I , perhaps, like most other mortals, have sorrows dark enough to be typified by a black veil- (635). ...
Many works use contrasting places to represent opposing forces. ... Conrad uses this contrast to enhance the theme of innate evil and every man. ... Conrad as many different levels of his meaning, that every man harbors a sense of hate and evil. ... The theme is that every man as evil but in a controlled situation, such as Europe, this evil is usually repressed. Africa allows for the release of this evil and the primitive nature of man. ...
"The Lottery" clearly expresses Jackson's feelings concerning human kind's evil nature hiding behind traditions and rituals. ... Summers spoke frequently to the villagers about "making a new box, but no one liked to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the black box" (265). ... The black box presents all evil acts that have happened to the people in the past. The color of the box brings evil to the reader. ... Jackson has really been driven to write an evil and cold-hearted short story. ...
Even the vilest crimes committed by people belonging to our society cannot be categorized as evil and certainly cannot ascertain that human nature has immoral roots. ... This method of thinking could be applied to terrorists who we view as the definition of evil, but really they fighting for a cause that they believe will bring them prosperity. ... Many view this as a reason to believe that human nature is inherently evil. ... How can one assert that babies are born evil, when they lack the ability to distinguish between good and bad? ...
Throughout the novel "Lord Of the Flies," author William Golding incorporates characters, objects, and events which represent concepts or ideas pertaining to the flaws of mankind. ... William Golding uses religious allegory to unveil the truth about evil within all humans and bases the idea off of the struggle between Christ and the Devil, otherwise understood as good and evil. ... In addition to the boy's illustration of true human nature, Jack and his tribe fully give themselves over to evil. ... Along with the lost battle to stay good, or the rise of evil, comes the fall of Simon, who,...
(p.204) William Golding tries to prove his point by making each of the symbols represent something that is actively changing on the island. Symbols are objects, characters, figures, or colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts. ... (pg.89) Simon's statement that the boys themselves are the beast is central to the novel's theme of innate human evil. ... In this way, the Lord of the Flies becomes both a physical manifestation of the beast, a symbol of the power of evil, and a kind of satanic figure who evokes the beast within each human being. In a reading of the nov...
In The Lord of the Flies, Jack was a powerful representation of the evil instinct of all humankind and society due to his desire to have power and authority, his thrill for violence and "bloodlust" that evolved from his growing savagery, and his inability to control the evil instinct or darkness of a man's heart. ... A certain, yet strange kind of exhilaration was derived from the horrific blood and the dissonant squeals of pain that even Ralph, the protagonist that represented order and civilization, "too was fighting to get near, to get a handful of that brown, vulnerable flesh. ... ...
His character represents Jesus as he portrays natural goodness and purity through his actions. ... The beast is what causes the boy's fear by representing evil and darkness that exists within mankind. ... Simon represents genuine goodness as an image of Jesus portrayed through his actions. ... The beast represents the wickedness that humans have to depict a savage that comes from within. Good does conquer evil in the end. ...
At first I thought that the figure represented evil or maybe destiny. ... The face represents the island, Cuba. ... This line represents the ocean. ... Also in this work, there is a little figure in human form who represents the integrity of the person. ... He put an airplane that is being attacked by arrows, and these arrows represent his opinion about how technology is destroying nature. ...
This quote from "The Birthmark" represents a completely opposite view of the birthmark as an ugly flaw, which is how Aylmer views the birthmark. ... People from throughout the village of Salem all gather for the evil ceremony. This gathering represents the bondage of humanity. ... Brown sympathizes with the sinners in the forest by partaking in their evil ceremony. ... These people are the most highly respected citizens in all of Brown's community; however, they are obviously sinners like everyone else, for they partake in the evil ceremony in Brown's dream, which again rep...
Going further, those two persons may represent one physical body with two hidden natures which constantly fight against each other, good against evil and vice versa, darkness against light. The whole act of sucking the blood out is the symbol of endearing energy, the source of nourishment for evil force. ... Coming back to previously mentioned vision, the evil side is gaining energy and the act of sucking becomes only a symbol. ... As without the good, there would not be the evil, just like without the light there would not be the darkness. ... The evil is triumphant just like in Jacopo Ligozz...
The children come to represent all people on earth and their search for happiness is a parody of every person's search. ... They are not evil by society's standards. Instead they are careless, indifferent, and selfish, which is an evil all in itself. ...
My mom taught us that witches were evil creatures created by Satan. ... Witches are positive thinkers and believe in happiness prevailing over evil. ... Pagans also do not subscribe to the black and white notions of good and evil. ... The pentagram in its correct state (one point up, standing on two points) represents the perfected human. ... In Wicca, the five points represent our basic beliefs. ...
Myths have existed since ancient time and they tend to represent the culture that they came from so we can get to know those cultures even when we didn't live in them. ... And then she thought of a clever, evil plan."(Thury 32) In the myth, there are several parts where the women are the ones that invent evil plans for revenge, and the gods such as Kronos and Zeus were able to overthrow their fathers only because they also had the help of their mother. ... "() But Zeus, forestalling danger, put her down into his belly, so that the goddess could counsel him in both good and evil ...
The reader is faced with choices of good vs. evil, past vs. present, and accepting life vs. ignoring death. ... (Faulkner, 189) The reader is then faced with deciding to feel empathy for Emily because of her upbringing or condemning her because she knew the difference between good and evil. ... Another critic examines the dilemma of past and present through multiple characters in the story: In past time and present time: the past is represented in Emily herself, in Colonel Sartoris, in the old Negro servant and in the Board of Aldermen who accepted the Colonel's attitude toward Emi...
Blake condemns this "merciful" God, which praises the "good" (or the passive) and denounces the "evil" (or the energetic). ... The Clod which has been "Trodden" on can be seen to represent innocence. ... Blake objects to the way Orthodoxy has bisected the emotions into the categories of either "good" or "evil". ... He represents the notion that God exists within people,. ... "Urizen" is the omnipotent, merciless deity who represents the Orthodox Christian God. ...
The group now had been torn in two and law and order, which was represented by the conch and is the main source of a civilised society, slowly ceased to exist. ... In conclusion, I believe Ralph was a victim of natural human evil which is found inside each and every one of us, some more than others. I feel this evil exists as there is always some sort of hate against others, whether it be because the colour of their skin, jealous of what they have or because of different religious beliefs. ...
Hawthorne uses symbols to represent a forgiving nature, a punishment for a sinful act, and as living reminders of human foibles. ... Also, Hawthorne has Pearl protect her mother from further evil as he states "Even thus early had the child saved her [Hester] from Satan's snare." ... The prison symbolizes the evil of society and the rusted iron door tells the readers that crime is an ancient aspect of human life. ...