Lamb of God

Boundaries are what people put up and dare not to cross or to cross. They are put up for protection or as a challenge. The movie The Silence of the Lambs explores the first of these two reasons. The movie features Agent Clarice Starling, an FBI agent in training who is given a difficult case that will either make or break her future reputation, Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a psychologist that has become a psychopathic and cannibalistic serial killer, and Buffalo Bill, a man that is convinced that he is…

Hannibal is described as a “pure psychopath” (Silence of the Lambs) in this movie, meaning he is devoid of emotions, he feels no empathy therefore he cannot communicate properly. Mark Redmond said “by definition, a person cannot produce a message that is empathic that is not also communicatively competent” (Adler…

The film Silence of the Lambs, is a very unique film in so many different aspects such great acting, music, costumes, background, plot, historical content, and more. The film was based of the book series, which the film director Jonathan Demme brought the book itself to new heights when the film was created. Proof that the film was great was all its achievements such as the film cast won best actress, director, picture, actor, and adapted screenplay all in the same day at the Academy Awards;…

Claudine (1974), directed by John Berry is a movie about a hardworking single mother and her six children who are living on welfare. Between being a working woman, a mother, and a lover all at the same time, Claudine is torn. When she begins seeing a man, Rupert, whom she has to hide from the government, Claudine falls for this man and they both need to make decisions about each other based on finances and welfare. This movie really opened my eyes to all the struggles and true reality that…

“At that point, Mary Maloney simply walked up behind him and without any pause, she swung the big frozen leg of lamb high in the air and brought it down as hard as she could on the back of his head.” From only reading this, the reader is simply astounded. Imagine seeing this comical scene in a movie. Viewers would be left stupefied and full of laughter. “Lamb to the Slaughter” would make a phenomenal movie for teenage audiences and Roald Dahl fans. It consists of all the qualities that are…

Last year, I watched Silence of the Lambs for the first time. It is about Hannibal Lector helping the FBI find serial killer Buffalo Bill. This movie peaked my interest in serial killers and the psychological issues they have due to their childhood background. Hannibal Lecter was born in 1938 in Lithuania to wealthy parents. At age six Lecter met his sister, Mischa, and the two formed a strong bond. When Lecter was eight his family had to flee their estate in order to escape Hitler’s Blitzkrieg.…

Everything God has made, in heaven, on earth, and in the whole universe, glorify and reflect His Name. The beauty and the complexity of God’s creation all display His great holiness and majesty. Even humans, made in the image of God, were made to bring glory and honor to their Creator through their various God-given qualities and abilities. Throughout history, many men and women have attempted to write books and especially poems about the greatness of God. Similarly, “The Tyger” and “The Lamb”…

obvious Blake was a Romantic writer because he mentions spiritual beings such as Jesus often in his work. In the lamb Blake speaks of a lamb he says "Little lamb who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee?" (Blake,335) Jesus is referred to as a Lamb. When I read further I was able to make the connection between the Lamb, Jesus and how this relates to Christianity. Blake is asking the Lamb several questions and references the Bible. The Romantic Era focused heavily on emotions, Blake doesn't…

“The Lamb” by William Blake contains a literal and a metaphorical meaning, the use of many literary elements, and the hidden symbolism contained within. Firstly, “The Lamb” was written by William Blake published in Songs of Innocence in 1789. Much like this poem, many of William Blake’s works were about Christianity. The Lamb is a counterpart to William Blake’s “The Tyger” in Songs of Experience. In the poem “The Lamb” by William Blake, two meanings can be found within the poem. One a literal…

questioning of the unknown. Thus, they represent the duality of human belief concerning ideas on existence at the beginning and the end of a life span. Simultaneously, these poems ask unanswerable questions which torment the human soul. In the “The Lamb”, Blake illustrates the human ability to ask the questions that defines humanity; however, in “The Tyger” identifies that the essence of humanity may never be answered. Furthermore, he continues by illustrating that a new understand occurs with…