Dark Night of the Soul

consciousness, and if he really was alive or if this is what happened to the souls of all the deceased. But then suddenly right in the middle of the void, a gateway opened right in front of him of . From there came out a creature. To call it a “creature” was a compliment, for what came out could only be described as the essence of all dread and evil rolled up into a single entity. Its entire body was covered in deep-blood scales with dark-crimson. On top of its head, were thick obsidian horns…

bronze writing. It had quite a dark gothic themed appearance however that did nothing to contain its beauty. An old, greasy stack of newspapers stood towering the other items of the table, they were a grim grey, coated with yellow, my eyes Scanned the one on top, it was a women that looked quite similar to the mysterious women in the portrait; albeit younger. "She liked riddles" said the man guarding the door, his face was wrinkly like shrivelled paper and eyes dark and gloomy. He gnawed at…

supports sparse vegetation. Unsuitable for humans to inhabit, so dry, the sun so hot, the skin burns and blisters in a short time, the wind blows indurate there, pitting the skin, a place that seems lifeless. This Dark Empire contains, grotesque spirits hidden deep beneath the surface. These souls and spirits there are malevolent toward humans. In conclusion, they find tremendous pleasure in torture. They will cause dreadful mishaps to occur, for their disgusting ways. The smell of cold stone,…

and suddenly decides to begin following her impulse to live life the way she sees fit instead of how society expects her to. In this moment, the narrator describes the sea as “seductive; never ceasing, whispering, clamoring, murmuring, inviting the soul to wander for a spell in abysses of solitude; to lose itself in mazes of inward contemplation… The touch of the sea is sensuous, enfolding the body in its soft, close embrace” (Chopin 13). For what is quite possibly the first time in her life,…

HANS AND LIESEL: The arrow between Hans and Liesel is very thick and is a dark red because Hans was there for Liesel the moment she came to Himmel Street, either reading with her at night or simply joking around with her to make her more comfortable in her new home (Page 64). Hans and Liesel also share a special bond which strengthens their relationship. Hans is Liesel's loving foster father, and he protects Liesel when Rosa, his wife, comes down on her (Page 33, paragraph 3)…

"Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed" "Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed" is a fantastic narrative with lots of individual, thoughts, feelings, and changes throughout. There are two different explanations/stories in which this story is told, the first one is a regular book story and the other is a radio-play both by Ray Bradbury. The two plots are very similar with diverse differential differences within each…

“We penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness” (43). This is one of many passages where Marlow uses darkness to tell his personal story about the journey he took through the Congo. This quote has both a literal and figurative meaning, where the reader must go beyond the text to truly comprehend the message of the author, Joseph Conrad. When reading this passage, it may appear that as Marlow and his crew go deeper into the Congo, the men become savage-like due to all the darkness,…

lapse of years. The first knowledge which any woman remembers about one’s mother is warmth love, nourishment, care and concern, tenderness, security and sensuality. After many years, the protagonist of the story arrives at the station late in the cold night to pay her mother a long overdue visit. To her dismay, she finds no one at the station except the dog to welcome her. And she has to walk nearly three bush miles through the savage, storm-ridden…

the narrator is reading a book and is about to fall asleep. But he hears a knock on his chamber door in the middle of the night, that wakes him up (Poe, 602). He goes to open the door and there is nothing before him but darkness (Poe, 602). Around line 6, Poe is really enforcing the bleakness of the setting (Poe, 601). He states that it is December and its a dark and dreary night (Poe, 601). Poe does this create suspense for the events to follow. Stricken with loneliness because of his beloved…

will then come over the debris of the collapsed house (Spitzer). Edgar Allan Poe personifies the mansion. Edgar Allan Poe even describes it as having “eye-like windows (Poe)” At the end of the story, the house gives up its’ soul (Spitzer). The “radiation of darkness” is the soul of the house, which is given up as “a faintly luminous and distinctly visible gaseous exhalation which hung about and enshrouded the mansion…