Secrecy

Secrecy, is the main acceleration point of The Scarlet Letter. It is what brings down all mankind at some point in time. Secrecy is what prevents trust, but also keeps it stable in today’s world. There is no where you could go, that doesn't have a secret or mystery to hide. What is the driving point of secrecy? Why is it that secrecy is always present in the face of conflict? What makes the feeling of need when secrecy comes into play? The natural man has a divine but damaging tendency to…

Secrecy is shown often through Chapters 7-9 when Victor Frankenstein does not tell his biggest secret, which has huge repercussions on the people he loves and himself in Frankenstein. Victor received a letter from his father stating that William, Victor’s little brother, was murdered (Shelley 46-47). Justine, who lives with the Frankenstein’s and cares for William, is convicted of the murder of William and is sentenced to death (57-60). Before Justine was convicted, Victor had the chance to…

power.” (Bok 1985, 717) as a criminal act. Trust amongst countries can either be gained through a mutual respect towards each other or continue going the wrong path of unethical conduct. Additional, secrecy is also considered as an ethical dilemma, primarily within the United States. (Bok 1985, 717) Secrecy has the ability to create uncertainties,…

Secrecy is a central theme in Chekhov’s The Lady with the Dog whereby he highlights the existence of both private and public truths. The author begins with a simple quote saying, “All life is rested on secrecy” (Chekhov). The manuscript itself is set in Yalata, an area that is synonymous with the cliché that “what happens in Yalta stays in Yalta” (Chekhov). Behind closed doors, individuals lead a concealed life, and it is within the confines of this private space that the truth regarding an…

Secrecy is full of deceit and lies, but sometimes it may be seen as best fit, some may even go as far as to deem it necessary. Recounted in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet are star-crossed lovers, destined for tragedy. Their families, the Capulets and Montagues, face a long-running feud, so their love from the beginning is doomed. Though, the love shared between them is so strong, they decide to go ahead and marry, done in secret by the friar, Friar…

be harmful,” noted Pierre Curie; a Nobel prize winning physicist who's work in radiation helped develop cancer treatments and nuclear energy. Dr. Curie observations on life can be applied to the reclaimed Elizabethan era tragedy Romeo and Juliet. Secrecy was an essential part of this play, as the famous lovers kept their affair a secret from their feuding parents. In order to make Romeo and Juliet’s love official they needed the help of a third party, Friar Lawrence. Some readers interpret…

In the Gospel of Mark Jesus constantly wanted his identity kept a secret. There was a time in Mark when Jesus was around gentiles when he let his identity be revealed. The secrecy themes in Mark was present because the Author wanted to illustrate how humble Jesus was, display his relationship to God as his son and the importance of the timing of his crucifixion for the world salvation. After the miracles and healings were performed Jesus knew that it would draw attention to the masses. The…

Most of the novel is full of hidden secrecy, and it is first seen before the first scaffold scene when Hester spots Roger Chillingworth at the edge of the crowd. His character darkens “like a snake gliding swiftly over them,” (58) and finally “subsided into the depths of his nature.” (58). Hawthorne uses simile when comparing Chillingworth to the snake, because snakes are both in nature and historically seen as wicked and secretive creatures. The fact that Chillingworth is described like a snake…

The term white collar came about from Edwin Sutherland and has risen in notoriety recently. White collar crime has been more spotlighted in the last decade due to the magnitude of money that was stolen from countless innocent people. When the general public thinks about white collar crimes like Ponzi schemes, most of them bring up Bernie Madoff. Madoff was able to steal $50 billion from a myriad of individuals. Madoff is not the only criminal who preys on people and their trust. Allen…

As observed in the video “Sworn to secrecy” a Jamaica film, the video portrayed a son and daughter that was abused and then abandon by their drug addict mother. They were left at the home of a father whom they have never met before, by their mother, with the hope of being accepted. Their abuse did not stop there but it continued as the daughter was sexually abused by a relative that lived at the house and the son was exploited and forced to do work that he did not wish to participate in. Some…