Jersey Devil

Satan disguised as a cherub tricks Uriel, one of the seven archangels, and as soon as he realizes his mistake he warns Gabriel that someone has trespassed the Garden of Eden. Milton describes the devolution or degeneration of Satan since the rebellion to when he faces Gabriel and the other archangels in Eden. He starts as an archangel (when God creates him); then to a cherub (much lesser angel); from cherub to a bird (which is the last shape he has with the ability to fly); a lion and then a…

A question that has been asked since the beginning of time, can a man be purely evil? Several famous figures have only made the question expand, due to their acts of terror upon mankind. Recent figures such as Adolf Hitler and Osama Bin Laden, along with a past historical individual, Elizabeth Bathory, lead us to believe there are people born with an evil filled soul. However, all of these ghastly personalities had to have families and loved ones that saw the true person inside of them. After…

The Screwtape Letters is about a senior demon named Screwtape teaching his nephew, Wormwood about how to tempt a man (the patient) away from God and towards Satan. One category of shared humanity in the novel is morality. This characteristic is best shown when Screwtape writes to Wormwood, “The patient does not “own” time anymore than he knows the owns the moon.” (67) This is important because it illustrates Lewis using logic rather than just blind faith to prove Christianity as true. While…

“The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses”- Francis Bacon. I believe this quote can sum up the reason why Puritans blame superstitions rather than look for natural explanations. The Puritans are highly superstitions and condemn anyone who goes against their belief or those of the bible. In the first and second act of the play the puritans belief in the unnatural occurrences that are shown in the way of death messenger, sneezes, and the number…

Beowulf and John Gardner’s Grendel is how the devil-spawn Grendel, is presented. Is he a monster set on destroying humanity, or is he a misunderstood creature that is just trying to make amends with Hrothgar and his people? Gardner’s Grendel is a retelling of the story of Beowulf, through the monster’s eyes in depth. On the other hand, the epic poem introduces Grendel briefly, yet assertively. He is described as a terrible, evil being spawned by the devil and shunned by the most high. There is…

I hope you can you see my point in here. Some may be would say that our actions are different than Haiti’s attitude couple centuries ago when they set up a pact with the devil (Times magazine website, Jan/13/2010) and, according to this theory, the whole cursing was supposed attributed to the country. If I assume that it was a true fact, in both cases the denial of God as the center of the nation was made by actions and…

boys. They wash up on the deserted island with no grownups in sight. Throughout the novel, Golding uses symbolic characters to utilize Societal structure. Firstly, Golding expresses a range of evil and savagery acts that led Jack to represent the Devil. Secondly, throughout the story Ralph demonstrates multiple different ideas that lead him to represent leadership. Lastly, Golding puts Simon in many different scenarios where he is symbolized as Jesus Christ. “The only thing necessary for the…

Looking around to see if anyone was around, he took a huge rock and without hesitation smashed it into his rival's skull. Then he quickly picked up a limb with a sharp point and dug into the soil near the lifeless body. Within a few minutes the whole was big enough to roll his victim in and cover him with the soft dirt. Running from the grave he felt himself shaking all over with rage. He had never felt so strong and powerful before. He smelled the scent of blood on his clothes and noticed he…

In this essay, I am going to tell you about the two text, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” and “The Minister’s Black Veil.” We will compare and contrast which text is more effective. The text “Sinners in the Hands…” is effective because, it talks about what you would do if you repent from your sins instead of just using something to symbolize it. The themes in the two text are different but they symbolize the same thing. In the text “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” shows the verbal…

with calling their relationship with Trump “Faustian.” Faust is referring a main character in a German legend. In the German story Faust makes a deal with the Devil, he exchanges his soul for knowledge and vast power, he had a chance to be saved by God but he is so corrupted by the deal made that he is eventually dragged to hell by the Devil. In…