Forsaken

People wander through life searching for meaning or a purpose for one’s existence, and many find it troubling and depressing to come home every day without a clue. The living monster comes out when the answer is not revealed, cast away by society for not fitting in. Subdued in a cave for all eternity, as the society’s outcast of the world, is the life that Grendel is condemned to live. For as long as he shall live, Grendel, more in touch with his inner monster than others, will stay, “the G-d…

delusional thinking was the cause of the hysteria. She and a group of girls in the village followed slave Tituba’s island voodoo chants to get their crushes to fall in love with them. By wanting to be with Proctor so badly, she went into the woods (a forsaken place to be in this time period) and even danced around a boiling pot of stew while drinking a live chicken’s blood! Unfortunately, during one of their little sessions, the extremely self-concerned Reverend Parris happened to see the pot…

Her paranoia routes from the central idea that God has forsaken her and no longer believes in her. Her paranoia comes in waves throughout the book that leave her in states of anxiety do to the idea God is punishing her, that she is unworthy, or simple false in her actions this is important to her as her hallucinogenic…

Many people agree that Chris was not prepared and not mentally right. There were many angry Alaskans saying things like “ Alex is a nut in my book.”(71) One said “ The author describes a man who has given away a small fortune, forsaken a loving family, abandoned his car and map and burned the last of his money before trasping off into the wilderness west of Healy.”(71) Chris is not crazy for leaving his family; toxic people should be removed no matter who they are. Although he…

This world is fucked. Absolutely positively fucked. Humanity is doomed, and it's not because of what you think. It's not because of global warming or nuclear apocalypse. It's because of the daft and stupid ass people that inhabit this god forsaken planet. Nobody treats people with the slightest bit of respect. I guess that's why I'm writing this. This suicide note. I didn't really think it would end this soon. I thought maybe I'd make it through high school, maybe even college before I reached…

Inspired by a forsaken orange that sat in a North Carolina parking lot, Jonathan Bloom wrote American Wasteland to examine the growing problem of food-waste in America. I think Bloom did a tremendous job by presenting this looming issue. His numerous anecdotes pertaining to food-waste creates an innate sense of relatability, which in turn direct readers’ attention to the statistical and logical presentations of the issue. This is an impressive feat because Bloom avoided coming off as preachy or…

Forcing people to go against their nature and commit a crime becomes easier the more a person wears another down. Power corrupted Lady Macbeth and her ambition to control Macbeth led to his corruption. The audacity she had in dominating his life perpetuated his fall and seals her fate. The character of Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare's Macbeth possess the most guilt in the death of King Duncan because she forced Macbeth into killing the king. Lady Macbeth promoted the arrangement of the killing of…

To What Extent is Pedro Paramo a Criticism of Catholicism Pedro Paramo was written in Mexico in 1955, a time during which Mexico was Catholic. The influence of the Catholicism in Mexico and Juan Rulfo’s disillusionment with the politics of the church can be seen throughout his novel. Pedro Paramo criticises the opportunistic and greedy nature of the church while also validating its claims by portraying a post-apocalyptic wasteland haunted by spirits stuck in purgatory. Juan Rulfo portrays…

Billy looked at the old lady in horror as his vision faded away and he collapsed. Almost immediately afterward the woman began choking, it had been her third time poisoning tea, and she took the wrong cup. Billy had only fainted in fear of what could’ve happened. He woke up an hour later. Billy looked at the woman and thought to himself, “Man am I lucky that’s not me...” He decided to go to the higher floors in search of the other two men. Billy walked up the stairs and noticed an immediate…

and almost seems punished when Tomas takes out his own frustration and despair on her. In the end, Tomas is not left with much to hold on to, and must have a similar feeling to Jesus in Matthew 27:46 when he exclaims, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken…