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Craft 6 The monster eats two of the three fairies that followed her there. After she retrieves the dagger from the cubby she barely escapes the monster. Upon her return to the faun, the remaining fairy tells him of her violation. The faun scolds her for disobeying, telling her that she is now disqualified from reentry into the magic kingdom. Soon after, in the ordinary realm of the military outpost, her mother dies while giving birth to her baby brother, Ofelia hits rock bottom. Later in the story, the faun tells Ofelia that he will give her one last chance to redeem herself and return to the magic kingdom of her origin. She is to bring her baby brother to the labyrinth and the faun will grant her passage. When she goes into the mill to get her baby brother, Captain Vidal sees her and follows her into the labyrinth. Pursued by her nemesis, she makes her way to center of the labyrinth where the faun awaits her, dagger in hand. The faun states that, in order to open …show more content…
While most stories indicate that good is over here and evil is over there, existing independently of each other, he reveals them as mutually inclusive; neither exists without the other. Where there is one, also there is an ever-present potential for the other. The eastern concept of Yin and Yang also parallels this idea of inseparable opposites that is vital to existence itself. Good and evil have been inherent in life since the beginning of time, but this doesn’t mean that good and evil are equal, or even tolerable. In Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Nichiren, a Buddhist scholar states, “By recognizing the potential for good with an evil, we can challenge injustice and wrong while striving to stimulate and nurture good. At the same time, by being aware that within good exists the potential for evil, we can develop the ability to recognize evil when it appears within ourselves or others, and have courage to take action to counter

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