Jersey Devil

by W. Scott Poole examines the role the devil has played in American society since the country’s founding. Throughout history, people in the United States have seen the devil in many different shapes and forms. At times he has been a tangible human being, while other times he is an invisible force attempting to corrupt the world through changes in society and American culture. Satan In America explores the various ways in which society’s fear of the devil has been used to prevent true…

in fact a hero was A.J.A Waldorle. He wrote: Dryden thought the Devil was Milton's hero, and we must agree that he was, if we are thinking in terms of if he was a saint who foils the knight and drives him out of his stronghold. (Waldocle 1) Warldorle is saying that Satan is a hero in terms of someone who was a great knight and was able to become a great leader. "According to Tertivillain, the Devil was good until the day when he was…

Doctor Faustus, written by Christopher Marlowe is about a man who sells himself to the devil. The reasoning behind this trade to the devil is for power, fame and knowledge. This story explains his time, and experience in selling himself to the devil. This play was a well known play at the time. It struck people because it was a rebellious decision the main character made, especially with the historical and social events at occurring at this time. The historical impact from what was socially…

“No one can attain any degree of holiness without God working in his life, but just as surely no one will attain it without effort on his own part” (Bridges 1978). In Jerry Bridges book, The Pursuit of Holiness, Jerry explains how to make a Christian’s life more holy. Through chapter 1, Jerry explains why Christians need holiness in their everyday lives. He explains that to find holiness we must search the Bible because the Bible has all the answers. The Bible is the spoken truth…

The Archangel Finds His Champion Archangel Michael stared down from the golden glowing clouds of Heaven, searching the earth for The One. Lucifer had already found his moral warrior, the black king stealing the first move in their little game of sacrificial lambs and slaughter. Now it was Michael’s turn to select a pawn, to decide which little piece of the board he wanted to invade. There was a man, big and quick on his feet, an ideal fighter – yet not such a smart one. His left guard was…

shown through Jack and Ralph, Simon and LOTF and flies and butterflies, supports the Lord of the Flies as a religious allegory. Ralph and Jack’s constant conflict throughout the novel can be equated to the constant struggle between God and the Devil or good and evil. Jack is Ralph’s opposite.…

Edwards uses rhetorical devices to scare his audience from the path of eternal damnation and onto the path of boundless righteousness. He used imagery when he said, “It is that natural men are held in the hand of God, over the pit of hell” and “the devil is waiting for them, hell is gaping for them, the flames gather and flash about them, and would fain lay hold on them, and swallow them up” (Edwards 198). He says this to paint a picture to the congregation of how close they are to eternal…

Alfred Pennysworth, butler of Batman once said “some men just want to watch the world burn” in reference to Batman’s villain, the Joker. A similarly destructive attitude is festered in the antagonist; Iago of Shakespeare’s play Othello. Iago is motivated by an undeserved hate toward the protagonist, Othello, which leads to chaos and sparks a classic Shakespearean tragedy. Throughout the play, Iago allows jealous suspicion and anger to fuel a hate for the Othello. From Iago’s perspective, he…

that is a respected person within the village. Goody Cloyse reveals the old man as the devil and herself as a witch going to the ceremony within the forest. Brown is awaken by familiar voices and…

not merely sick; she is touched by the Devil’s spirit. At one time Ann Putnam cries out “The psalm! The psalm! She cannot bear to hear the Lord’s name!” (177). If one cannot bear to hear the Lord’s name it is thought that they are possessed by the Devil. Ann is pointing that out. What one says shows how they truly feel better than anything else. Just as these thoughts and speeches of Ann Putnam prove to be those of a wicked woman, likewise do her…