Abel Magwitch

The Ancient Mariner's shooting of the Albatross can be compared to several Judeo-Christian stories of betrayal and sin. These including the original sin of Adam and Eve, and Cain's betrayal of Abel. Like Adam and Eve, the Ancient Mariner fails to respect God's rules and is tempted to try to understand things that should remain out of his reach. Even though the Albatross is a symbol of luck, the Mariner feels that it is necessary to kill the symbol…

Eve: They are the first man and woman that God created; they are also the first to betray him by eating “the fruit of the tree” in the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve represent the influence of temptation and loss of innocence in literature. Cain and Abel: The sons of Adam & Eve. They made offerings to God to prove who was better; Cain represents jealousy by killing his brother. David and Goliath: The story of david and goliath represents that weakness can be overcome by motivation; David killed…

“Malignant by nature, he never showed fear” (Heaney 137). Grendel, a disfigured, murderous beast roams the shadows of Heorot with his “monstrous hell bride” (1259) of a mother. To the people of Heorot, they are both outcasts, forbidden from living a normal life amongst civilization. This has been the case for as both Grendel and his mother have lived on the Earth, due to a God-cursed history leading to the birth of Grendel. That curse has led both of Heorot’s monsters to be separated from…

Laudato Si’ is the second encyclical of Pope Francis – Our Holy Father addresses all people, not just the faithful. In the closing paragraph of the encyclical, Pope Francis writes on the negative effects he has seen/experienced concerning God’s creation, “current attitudes and behaviors are not only wrong in a moral sense, they are also wrong in a practical sense. They have not worked. They have given us a world that is broken and unjust: where the wealthy worry about obesity while the…

“Southern trees bear strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root.” this is an excerpt from the poem “Strange Fruit”. In this poem, the main point that the authors, Billie Holiday and Abel Meeropol, wrote about is the “strange fruit” which is actually a metaphor. The metaphor is comparing the fruit and slaves, and how they were hung from trees during the pre-Civil Rights times. Along with the metaphors, the literary devices that the author Billie Holiday uses in the poem “Strange…

In the year of 1939, singer Billie Holiday sang and recorded the song “Strange Fruit.” The song centered on racism towards the African-American Community, and the lynching of American-American men. Years later, Kanye West released a song in 2013 called “Blood on the Leaves”. West’s song sampled singer Nina Simone’s version of “Strange Fruit”. Even though both of these songs are decades apart, they both have similarities and differences and each has their own story. In the song “Strange Fruit”…

the novel Pip meets an escaped convict. We soon learn his name is Abel Magwitch or Provis, his nickname. Abel asks Pip to bring him a file and wittles, Pip obeyed. After many years pass by Pip starts receiving money through a lawyer named Jaggers. Pip is not able to know who is giving him money until he finds the right time. When Abel comes out and tells Pip he is the one giving Pip money is when Abel becomes seen as a gentlemen. Abel shows how much he cares for Pip when he says “ I lived…

protect him from any harm caused by Mrs. Joe. Then later on Pip was brought into an acquaintance with a rich, old lady named Miss Havisham. Miss Havisham had a beautiful, young, and adopted daughter named Estella. Another person Pip came to know was Abel Magwitch, also known as Provis. Provis was an escaped convict that greatly impacted on Pip’s life. But that’s not all there were many other people like Wemmick, Herbert, Matthew Pocket, and Mr. Jaggers that helped Pip…

brought up by her real parents, Molly and Abel Magwitch, she would be different, altering the storyline. These two “families” have many similarities and differences, Miss Havisham being the better choice to affect the way that Estella lives, Even though there are obvious differences…

forward in many different situations. He foreshadows using Magwitch, Havisham, and expectations. As I said in prior, the convict is mentioned multiple times throughout the novel. Even after the incident at the beginning of the book, there are still references to the convict and the file. This is because it’s foreshadowing the fact that the convict, also known as Magwitch, Provis, etc., deeply cares about Pip. Pip also refers to Magwitch as “my convict”, which suggests that Pip feels a strong…