Cain and Abel

The Takers are compared to Cain and the Leavers are compared to Abel. A reason that the two are fighting is that the brothers were both asked to offer a sacrifices to God Cain’s sacrifice was rejected and so Cain kills Abel for two reasons, jealousy and so that he could take Abel’s land so that he may expand his food production. The latter of the two is the main reason, it’s the selfishness of Cain that drives him to kill so that he can may expand his food. Cain sees Abel as competition to his…

against Cain and the consequences that Claudius will face as having committed such a heinous crime to his…

As a reader evaluating the character of Abel from Neil Gaiman’s Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes (1988), a feature that I primarily notice is his archetypical representation as a victimized figure who is particularly “susceptible to physical harm” (OED). The reflection of this characterization is initially apparent through the use of the gutters on page three. On this page, the gutters seemingly appear to encompass the panels with blood. Thereby, this visual icon of the gutter’s “bleed” by lead…

There are many different religions around the world, and each have a different view on how the world came to be. Most stories are similar, but can also have big differences. The main point in the bibles, is that some powerful being in some form, created the Earth and everything on it. The bible of the Iroquois and Judeo-Christian are both different, but similar in some way or another. They both talk about a supreme being and how it created the Earth, but the being is completely different in the…

and Cathy into the courses of Cain, Abel, and the Serpent, he has taken away the characters’ very humanity. Steinbeck’s use of mythological plotlines condemns Charles and Adam into an unfortunate trap of fate. We see their actions fall in accordance with their imposed storylines of Cain and Abel and how it removes their ability to choose. Adam does nothing to appeal or gain approval from his father, Cyrus. He does not want nor ask for it. It is solely his role as Abel and Cyrus’ role as God…

the characters of Noah, Cain, and Abraham showcase the attributes of frustration, trust, and internal security regarding human nature.…

chapter four, Cain kills his brother Abel. Cain felt as if he was rejected by God, that his offering was not good enough, Cain becomes angry. God then asks “Why are you incensed and why has your face fallen? For whether you offer well or whether you do not, at the tent flap sin crouches and it is longing but you will overrule it” (Genesis 4). Cain then kills his brother Abel, he con-caved to the sin awaiting for him then eventually overcame it. God punished Cain by cursing him, but Cain…

take care of your brother and never hurt him like what Cain did to Abel in Genesis 4. In the passage, when God asked about Abel, who was killed, Cain responded rudely to God by questioning God was he his Brother Abel’s keeper. In Hebrew, keeper means a master, an overseer, or treating someone like an animal. So in real world, the sentence would be like “Am I my brother’s master?” Because Cain said this, God told Cain that he knew Cain killed Abel and punished him to a land far away. In today’s…

13. Pandora’s Box Pandora’s Box was a box given to Pandora, which contained all the evils in the world. 14. Prometheus and the gift of fire Prometheus, a titan who was known to be a trickster, had given mankind the gift of fire and the skill of metalwork. As a result, he was punished by Zeus, who chained Prometheus to a rock while he had his liver eaten by an eagle every day. 15. Sisyphus’ curse Sisyphus was a smart, but evil man. He tried to trick the Gods especially Zeus. As a result of this,…

Bowen’s Family Systems theory (BFST) attempts to explain human behavior as it relates to family dynamics and its complex interconnections. Reading Genesis chapters one through four, I identified four of eight BFST concepts that can be applied to “The First Family”: (a) triangles concept, (b) nuclear family concept, (c) emotional cutoff, and (d) sibling position. According to BFST, the triangle concept refers to three individuals that are in some way connected to each other, be it biological…