Burning Love

The Dichotomy of Alienation and Resurrection Throughout many of his novels, Dostoevsky explores themes of isolation and alienation from society and how love both from God and from humanity is vital to a meaningful existence. This idea is evident throughout his novel House of the Dead, and most poignant in the character of Raskolnikov from Crime and Punishment. Ultimately, alienation and isolation from society lead to unhappiness and dissatisfaction, whereas being accepted, loved, and recognized…

must be wise in order to save their children from the wrong decisions and encourage them to practice useful hobbies for better future and better society. Parents should raise the intellectual level of the children. They must familiarize them with the love of research and reading and help them to choose what…

in his head till he could recount them without error. Only then, on the paper that had bubbled and humped under the stress of drying paint, did he begin to write the story” (Zusak 223). He writes his own story to show Liesel that he appreciates her love and friendship for him. Max writes about how he had a person standing over him all his life and the current stand over man was Liesel as his friend and savior. Word…

instigation of Pope Gregory Nazianzen (Hare, 2011). Another book burning…

being in a state of imprisonment as well. In a sonnet directed towards the Dark Lady, he discloses that she “Prison[s] my heart in thy steel bosom’s ward” (Sonnet 133, 9). Although he loves and desires the Dark lady, this line is admittance that his love for her is akin to being in a prison that she controls. Thus, his love for her puts him directly in the confines of her control. Similarly, Petrarch’s speaker loses his sense of freedom because of desire and begs to God for wings so that he can…

Music flowed through the open windows of the Salvatore mansion as Damian swayed drunkenly to the melodic lyrics. Every year since Jenna Gilbert’s death, he had made sure that his best friend was duly entertained on this particular day to keep his mind from dwelling on his lost girlfriend. All our times have come Here but now they’re gone. Seasons don’t fear the reaper Nor do the wind, the sun or the rain. “They don’t write songs like this anymore.” With drink in hand, Damian danced in front of…

There are so many lines which, to me, were completely unneeded and had no relevance whatsoever in the story. In one instance where King Amren is revealing the details of his curse to Catrin, he "waved his hand through the candle flame as if the burning pain eased the discomfort of what he was about to reveal" then later as he shows Catrin the dagger which held the inscriptions of the curse, he "reverently lifted the dagger with both hands and kissed the blade". I also had an issue with the…

The girl is still young, but is given matches to sell in order to get home and eat. The land lady does not care for the little girl this is an indication that the little girl lacks care and love from the land lady. The little girl tries to overcome this hardship by deciding not to return home but to stay outside. From her vision, she recalls the way her grandmother loved and cared for her. So, the girl kept lighting the matches and crying…

clearly has more power over Desiree. He expects Desiree and his slaves to do all the dirty work of the household while he attends to important business. This is also true when Desiree is realizing that her child is not white. A true husband would still love them both just as much, but Armand blames the wife. In the 1800s the husband could never be at fault. The time period makes their relationship more understandable, but still not…

Critique of Dante’s Hell Why do people do the things they do? Is it because they simply love to do it? Is it to make money? Is it to make another person happy? Ultimately, people do things because they want to get something out of it, or benefit from in it some form or another. For example, a teenager probably doesn’t just feel a burning desire to wash the dishes for their mom because they love her and want to serve her in any way imaginable. They most likely want their parents to let them go…