Cain and Abel

The book Ishmael is a fictional novel about a man who finds a gorilla that teaches him all about the world and how he views our society. In Chapter 9 of the book Ishmael, the narrator comes back to visit Ishmael, a gorilla who has been his teacher for the past couple days. Normally, Ishmael is behind a glass wall but this time he is outside, sprawled out of the floor. Since the beginning of the book, Ishmael has divided humans into two categories, Takers and Leavers. Takers are members of the…

uses Demian for this interpretation of the story Cain and how does it reflect on Sinclair? Answer: The author uses Demian for interpreting the story and it reflects on Emil because Demian comes out to have a strong aura on Sinclair. Demian’s conversation of the story Cain upsets Sinclair because it challenges his religious beliefs which he has never questioned or even thought of before. Demian's interpretation gives Sinclair a new viewpoint on Cain, as a man marked for being different and not…

when “God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness” (117). On the other hand, this brings up the issue of the two brothers, Cain and Abel. Cain had a lot of animosity towards Abel and he decided to do the unthinkable. Cain made the decision to kill Abel but the Lord was suspicious about Abel’s whereabouts. Cain knows what he has done to his brother will affect him by describing “my punishment is greater than I can bear” (120). From the emotional pain of the…

the reason for God’s displeasure with Cain’s offering, the offerings provided by each brother allow some insight to this occurrence. Based on the text, the offering made by Abel was of a higher quality, and it reflected his work as a shepherd. Abel offered, and ultimately sacrificed, the best of his flock to God. Similarly, Cain offered the fruit of his occupation, but the quality of this offering is left unstated. This absence of descriptive language toward Cain’s offering construes the…

Hester: A Heroine? In “On The Scarlet Letter”, D.H. Lawrence has a critical view of Hester Prynne. He believes Hester is glorified and condemns Hawthorne for the dishonest depiction. In his opinion, the impact of Hester’s sin is impaired by the praise expressed in Hawthorne’s writing. D.H. Lawrence effectively conveys his opinion to the audience by using allusions to literature, a concise syntax, and a harsh tone. D.H. Lawrence’s allusions to literature help to prove Hester Prynne’s…

You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth” (Genesis 4:10). George and Lennie allude to Cain and Abel because of their brotherly bonds. Since the two pairs are brothers, they share the same dream and stick together. But, as George helps Lennie envision the land of their dreams, “... George raised the gun and steadied it, and he brought the muzzle…

compare Hester to characters in literature. He relates Hester and Dimmesdale’s relationship to Cain and Abel, biblical brothers, and says that, “[Hester] lives on and is Abel” in line thirty-nine (Lawrence). Although this sentence is small in its entirety, it lets the reader know that Lawrence sees Hester as the victim, and always as the victim. In the Bible, Cain murders Abel out of jealously and Abel is ultimately victimized, and that seems to be the case…

Genesis 3 and 4 are how things got to the way they are. God’s wisdom is ordering creation by calling humanity to cooperate and follow His vocation; to serve, cultivate, and to care. Although, a cunning serpent always gets in the way to strew the ability to manipulate and dominate, creating never ending hills of destruction and creation. This is demonstrated first in the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve, there is a tree in the middle which God declares the Tree of Life, representing God’s…

One major Christian story that is heavily referenced during the Grendel conflict is the story of Cain and Abel. In the bible, Cain makes an offering to God that is rejected. His brother, Abel’s offering is accepted, however. This leads Cain to grow jealous and kill Abel, making him the first murderer and Abel the first killed. This results in Cain and his lineage becoming cursed. Cain’s murder of Abel is often referred to as an offence against God. “That offence was beyond redress” (Heaney, ll.…

The Book of J by Harold Bloom gives insight on the punishment of the murder committed by Cain unto his brother Abel because of the fierce jealousy he felt towards Abel when Yahweh showed more favoritism to Abel 's gift rather than Cain 's gift. Bloom presents the punishment of Yahweh as "Homeless you will be on the land, blown in the wind…..a warning not to kill [Cain] to any who may find him." Surprisingly the punishment given by Yahweh resembles a controversial debate known as the death…