Life Is Beautiful

Creators’ Life Depicted in Death Imagery The imagery used in the films of Wolf Children, Grave of the Fireflies, and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind to visually engage the themes of life and death within the constructs of their respective stories. The creators of these worlds of art, whether it be the; writer, director, animator, or another member of the team, shape the final product through their skill and their personal experiences. The artists’ personal experiences that help motivate…

Trees and emotions Toni Morrison’s Beloved explores a raw veracity of transitioning to a life out of slavery and the odd ways we human beings cope during emotional recovery. The main character, Sethe, struggles with trying to forget her callous past despite the fact that it is branded upon her. Trying to escape her past has only made her more aware that trying to fleet her past will only resurface her subconscious emotions. After years of being out of place within herself, she has come to…

Antoinette's ravings and the mania of her dream, is still more beautiful than her life was sorrowful, and this manic beauty is redeeming for her. The scorned Mrs. Rochester spends her last days consumed with the beauty of vivid colors and visions of flames, and ultimately dies in a scene that, according to her prophetic dream, will equal in its unrepressed beauty the natural vivacity of her homeland. Her suicide is not the inevitable end to her tragic life, but her final act of defiance against…

believes that when there is loss in one area of life, there is gain in another. Tragedy and hardships will always be present, but hope is around the corner. In “A bird came down the Walk,” a bird was seen as both a predator and prey. “A narrow Fellow in the Grass” also discusses an animal, this time a snake, but as a creature that strikes fear amongst humans. It is never characterized as prey. “Apparently with no surprise” talks about the cruelty in life, and how the world keeps turning as…

The Dead by James Joyce presents the peculiar character of Gabriel as the main character of the essay. Gabriel is an individual who is in his last stages of life and expects death at any minute. He no longer feels the same about living, and it is shown, though the point of view and the imagery utilized. One of the first literary devices utilized is the point of view which the essay is presented: third-person. For instance, the narrator recounts the events surrounding only Gabriel’s…

portrayal of death only adds to the context that the end of life in this war literature takes on a negative connotation as the author tries to prove that loss leads others to sadness and despair. O’Brien on the other hand, utilizes the characterization of Curt Lemon as “almost beautiful” to show that passing does not always have to be ugly, but can rather be a significant point in a soldier’s life, where the culmination of the beauty of life is…

as he accuses the wind for “chilling and killing my Annabel Lee” as if the wind was capable of such a thing. Not only is the wind being personified, but so is the moon, as the poem goes “for the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams of the beautiful Annabel Lee”. The moon is not physically capable of bringing things to one or being the cause for one’s dreams. Lastly, Edgar Allen Poe uses imagery in his poem to help one visualize the tragedy that happened to the dear Annabel Lee. The…

He states that youth and beauty is the only two things worth having in life. As a result, Dorian becomes uneasy and unconsciously pledges to trade his soul and morality in exchange for his youth and beauty to reign perpetually (which is granted). His first transition occurs after Dorian’s relationship with Sibyl vane results…

about challenges are overcoming them, and telling your friends and family about what you faced, in my case the challenge I faced changed the way I think about beautiful things, and about my life. How can something so beautiful be so treacherous? I was so happy enjoying my day, but within seconds…pure joy turned into fear. It was a beautiful day spent at schliterbahn, but hours being in the same placed bored me. I asked my brother for permission to go to the island, since it meant just crossing…

“We see that everything in Nature called destruction must be creation - a change from beauty to beauty.” - John Muir. This quote from John Muir’s My First Summer in the Sierra, interprets that nature is both beautiful through destruction and creation. Authors such as Al Martinez, Anais Nin, and Robinson Jeffers illustrate the disasters of fires to reflect the beauty of recreation from its destruction. As as result, a common understanding is established of accepting nature in it’s positives and…