Cain and Abel

Lord of the Flies is a novel about a group of English boys who's plane crashes on a deserted island. They are left stranded without any adults. As time progresses, the boys become more and more evil because they struggle for power. They are faced with many decisions of what it will take to survive and be rescued. This book has many instances that parallel the Bible. William Golding creates religious imagery and makes several biblical references throughout this religious allegory. The…

Bible. Chapter four of Genesis is about Cain and Abel. They were both brothers. Abel took care of the sheep and Cain worked in the fields. Next, the two brothers brought offerings to the Lord. Cain offered the fruit from the earth and Abel offered the best lamb from his flock. God favored Abel’s offering which in turn angered Cain. Cain’s jealousy causes him to murder his brother. God becomes furious upon finding out about the death of Abel. He punishes Cain by telling him that as he works the…

“On Being Brought from Africa to America,” by Phillis Wheatley is a poem about an African slave in America. The speaker was brought to America from Africa as a slave. They indicate that they were educated. The speaker states that they learned of God (Christianity) when brought to America and they did not know of Christianity in Africa. The speaker states that their society views the speaker’s race negatively. Lastly, the speaker states that anyone, regardless of race, can be saved. The speaker…

“brother.” In the bible (Genesis 4) it talks about how Cain was the first to kill, but only until later in the poem does he mentions Cain. It is considered irony because although he was talking about Cain in the second stanza as a brother who invented murdered, Adam and Eve, who were his parents, invented grief. “Him” on the other hand is represented as being Abel, who was the brother who invented silence. He was comparing Cain to the Nazis and Abel as all the Jews that were…

The World on the Turtle’s Back and The Genesis The World on the Turtle’s Back and The Genesis both give explanations as to why the world works in such a way. Although these creation stories come from different hemispheres of the world they share many archetypes such origin stories, temptresses and sibling rivalries. Similar Archetypes are found in a lot of literature but some of them have their own twist, which gives us more insight into their culture and beliefs. The creator of earth in the…

American: Celestial Tree of Ostriches. Christian: Tree of knowledge.)Both get cast out of the area they were once in(Adam and Eve were cast out of the Garden of Eden, and Skywoman was cast out of the sky). Both have children.(Adam and Eve have Cain and Abel, Skywoman has Earth Mother and her…

If the book of Genesis could proceed from the end of the first creation story to the time after the murders of Cain and Abel, or even before the murders of Cain and Abel, Genesis would be unable to answer the other aspects of human existence. Although the story of Cain and Abel may have given some causation to the suffering of mankind, it does not explain the aspects of death, the suffering and inequality of women, or need to cultivate food…

In this section Ishmael discusses not only religion but science as well. He wants us to view the Bible through evolution and history. The narrator calls the creators “gods” and suggest that they are very persuasive. They are limited to the truth of competition. No matter what they choose, one species will win over the other. They think life is about more than luck. The gods have the power to make change in the world, but the laws of competition will get in the way of that. Ishmael then draws the…

Everyone knows the saying “don’t judge a book by its cover.” Has anyone ever judged a book by its title? A title can have an unknown meaning. The author can leave subtle hints throughout the book. With use of allusions, characters, and symbols, the significance of the title is revealed gradually to the reader. To begin, allusions play a major role in revealing the significance of the title. Golding uses an allusion to the Bible. He references the Garden of Eden. In the book, evil tempts and…

The beginning of Genesis is all about how Earth was created and what came to live on the planet. He creates the simple things, such as light, sky, and land. He eventually creates the animals that inhabit the planet, including humans. These humans are Adam and Eve. These two are placed in the garden of Eden. Eventually, a sneaky serpent comes along and tricks them into picking/eating fruit from a tree that they were not permitted to touch. God becomes aware of this and chastises all three. The…