Dark Night of the Soul

been committing the murders by giving us their background to show they have all could be suspects. In contrast the poem “All Souls,” by Edith Wharton it only talks about the dead coming back to life. All Souls compared to And Then There Were None, they both have a gothic setting, the novel And Then There None is held on a remote island in an old house, in addition “All Souls,” is held at a church graveyard with supernatural phenomenons, just as Christie shows supernatural thoughts in some…

It was cold, rainy, October night full of mysteries. Lane was sitting near to the window looking in a distance. Her thoughts were dark, suppressed with anxiety while she was sipping her red wine into the glass. I was looking at her from the distance fearing this might be our end. I loved this world, but she - she was broken. Her frozen posture and evil smile made me feel frightened. Her dark thoughts were entering her veins and the darkness was taking over her soul. Her eyes, once golden, were…

“In a dark time, the eye begins to see” (Theodore Roethke). In humanity, there comes a time in one’s life when innocence vanishes due to an horrifying experience or an improvement of knowledge about the world. Originally, all Individuals are innocent, but it is turmoil and the hardships an individual encounters that is the source of the valuable virtue to perish. In some instances, innocence may be lost in one’s life before it is meant to be lost. Night, by Elie Wiesel is a devastatingly true…

Kurutz. The article goes in depth about one tattoo artists who hit rock bottom, but with tattooing a single white dot on the famous Kendall Jenner his career took off with flying colors. Jonathan Valena was a man who dealt with the darkest times night could bring and the lightest times the sun could shine. His artistry technically is made by the tearing of the skin with ink to fill to make the wound look elegant and fashionably. In “The Scarlet Letter”, Hester Prynne also has a wound which she…

Macbeth loses all the qualities that had gained him respect from his peers, and becomes a repulsive, bitter man. In many cases, when a person develops evil characteristics or possesses negative qualities, they are perceived by society as having a dark soul. Darkness is often used in the play to represent…

10.8.15 Unable to attend the exhibitions at The Museum of Northern Arizona or Coconino Center for the Arts, I went downtown to the Shane Night Gallery. The gallery is set up with images lining the walls, some images are near the bottom, and resting backwards- their frames resting against the walls others rest on a shelf in the same manner. There is very little in the gallery besides art. The whole gallery has an antique and rustic feel. The flawed wood in the floor and the rough texture of…

Acquainted with the night The poem acquainted with the night by Robert Frost gives the reader thoughts of sadness. The speaker of the poem is acquainted with the night, and is very distant from all of his surroundings. On the poem there is no mention of him having friends or family. The only person other than himself mentioned on this poem was the watchman. Even though he does avoid contact with the watchman. This poem brings up numerous thoughts of depression and isolation. The poem…

Crossing Over to the Dark Side In The Crossing, McCarthy makes clear the main character experiences something which causes a severe and significant impact on him. The main character experiences pain and sorrow through the loss and through the night which seems as though it will never cease. The main character, having a deep connection with the wolf, gains new perspective after losing the creature. The power and mystic sense of nature, along with the endearing love the main character has for the…

luminous shadows i. ways to fade fears in your tears chaos in the wind moonless shadowless soul ii. the complexity of perplexity drifting as a butterfly eggshells O2 iii. as whispers merge with silence presence in the absence father forming contentment as light watches the shadow i. ways to fade fears in your tears What are thoughts?…

shadow. They are elements of our world that require the opposite to exist. Without knowing one, a person cannot know the other. To reach the true light of meaning, one must examine the word shadow from several perspectives; including: literal, “evil” or dark, one’s legacy, and in war or in society. First, exploring the roots of origin in the word “shadow”, the word can be traced back to Old English originating as “Sceadwe”, “Sceaduwe”, or “Sceadu.” This was derived from the Greek translation of…