Church of Satan

the Fall can be blamed on Eve's extreme ignorance. Surprisingly, Eve seems to do, say, or think all sorts of things that make us want to blame her for the fall. Like the fact that she easily succumbs to flattery, which makes her an easy target for Satan, because not only is he the king of temptation, he is also pretty good at flattery. Yeah. So it probably was not the best idea to go out looking for temptation. Unfortunately, Eve also happens to be prideful, full of herself, gullible, and…

This story is either based on reality or fantasy. One of the main characters is Arnold Friend, described as “An old Fiend.” He is known to be either a demon or a saint. Arnold was recognized by Connie as the man who exclaimed that he would “have her” during her outing the night before. Arnold shows up unexpectedly at Connie’s house, during the conversation with the stranger she realizes something wasn’t right. For one the stranger looked in his thirties but claimed to be eighteen. Second the…

Near the conclusion of Hellboy II, we find the eponymous hero at death’s doorstep. Hellboy is laid at the feet of his personal Angel of Death, a shrouded, veiled monstrosity whose ragged wings are festooned with a series of enormous, amber eyes. Elizabeth Sherman, Hellboy’s partner, cradles his unconscious body in a pose reminiscent of the Pietà, an aesthetic emphasized by the magical spearpoint thrust into Hellboy’s side. Even as Liz pleas for Hellboy's life, she is confronted by an ominous…

The Devil, the root of evil and corruption, is infamous for the existence of anguish, strife, chaos. Washington Irving depicts a short story in which the devil corrupts yet another mind and collects another soul to add to his ever-growing collection inhabiting his fiery home of chaos and torment. Irving crafts the novel to bestow upon the readers the message that greed will inevitably lead to their horrid, painful downfall. Tom Walker, one of many that regretfully conspired with the Devil and,…

blessed with material wealth, but he has also enjoyed God’s unlimited protection over him and all that he owned. Satan has no qualms about attacking Job’s reason for serving God. It is obvious that Satan does not believe in the goodness of man. He believes that we are all self-serving creatures, only doing that which will benefit us. It is interesting, however, that in this scenario, Satan does not attack Job’s character directly, he doesn’t point out his faults or failures, he simply…

Serpents in literature often have a negative connotation attached to them. In both “The Epic of Gilgamesh” and The Old Testament’s tale of Adam and Eve, the character of the serpent plays a large role. It can be argued that the serpent in “The Epic of Gilgamesh” played both a positive and negative role, whereas the serpent in The Old Testament was primarily an antagonistic character. By looking at the general symbolism of serpents in literature, it is easy to uncover the important yet slightly…

Religious symbolism is in almost every literature piece you could pick up. Sometimes, if you are not exactly familiar with religious symbolism you would not see them in a literature piece. In Lord of the Flies a novel written by William Golding, The Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve, the devil, and Christ himself are all shown throughout this novel. These biblical expressions are sequestered quite well, if you do not have a trained eye for the bible, you may need help finding them. Religious…

angel, Satan, is now commonly known as the ruler of all things evil, destructive, and bad. When thought of today, Satan brings to people’s minds things such as torture and sin, nothing at all like the light bringing angel he was once known as. Milton in Paradise Lost, however, seems to intentionally show the reader another side of this devil that takes pride in all sin, or so many people think. Milton not only shows a side of sympathy for…

Who Do You Allow To Sit On Your Shoulder? As a child, I can remember cartoons that would have a character that was faced with a choice and they always had an angel on one shoulder and the devil on the other. Nathaniel Hawthorne is a famous writer who has written novels as well as short stories. Hawthorne writes a short story called, Young Goodman Brown that takes place in a Salem village with the main characters being: Goodman Brown, Faith, and The Old Man. In a village in Salem, Goodman…

When Satan set’s his eyes upon Adam and Eve, it is doubtful they he knew how easy it would be to corrupt their minds. Eve, in my opinion was probably the easiest to manipulate and that is why Satan was delighted to come upon her first rather than Adam. Eve, is just like any other woman, so it is quite easy to distinguish what one needs to do to get on her good graces. Due to it being Eve, Satan tempted her with his evil offer by using flattery on her. Apparently flattery will get you anywhere.…