Meaning of life

As an artist the main reason why I drew this symbolic art, is to explain the true meaning and depths of the main character, “Bud”. As to set the tone of imagery, of the art piece I present to you I had to go in a deeper meaning to show the true aspect. When drew a depiction of hell I used it to represent Bud’s struggle. As you notice in the far left there is a castle, which represents the journey that Bud is going through. As the little kid in bottom right is a symbol of Bud, you can see that he…

thought. The closer you get to one set meaning, the more you realize that your definition is completely and utterly unique to you. Love by definition is “a strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties” (Merriam Webster Dictionary). To some, true love is much more than just that definition. To others love, is simply just that: a definition. Does true love exist? Or is love just a word to justify being with someone for the rest of your life. Dr. Seuss wrote: “To the world…

Grendel by John Gardner, Grendel, the protagonist in the story is plagued with two conflicting ideas on how his life should be lived. Throughout the novel, Grendel contemplates the meaning of life, and seeks to discover the workings of the universe thought his encounters with nature and man of such significant encounters is the Shaper who is storyteller who creates meaning out of life. As the story continues Grendel is presented to a Dragon who seems to be omniscient, the Dragons advice to…

certain degree of self-governance in one’s life. The importance of freedom is first displayed as Nailer begins to ponder the meaning of his existence. As Nailer enters a period of deep thought, he becomes more focused on a, “Clipper ship as it sliced across the waters, sleek and fast and completely out of reach.” (Bacigalupi 7) For the first time, Nailer is given a glimpse of what has been hidden from him and as a result, he gains a new perspective on life. Seeing the clipper ship provides…

In the poem “Words”, Dana Gioia expresses the theme of words being an accessory to life that humans seem to need through her use of diction, personification, and imagery. Words are a necessity to life Nature having its own language is seen through personification and diction. Gioia uses the word “articulates” when referring to the “sunlight, leaves, and shadows” to show that even they, nature, speaks (S 1, L 1-2). The word “articulate” is a rather peculiar word to use when referring to natures…

path, landscape, and animals to enhance their respective story’s meaning. Through symbolism the reader can get a complete understanding of what each of the characters are feeling. Hemingway is famous for his stories about everyday people that his readers can relate to. Eggers ' is known for his confessional writing style. (WSJ) The result is that what seem to be two very simple stories are each, in fact, full of underlying meaning. In “Hills Like White Elephants” and “After I was Thrown in the…

To this day, philosophers chew on an age-old question: “What is the meaning of life?” In The Sound and the Fury, William Faulkner portrays the fruitless result of this basic human pursuit. Based in the early 20th century American South, the novel follows the members of the Compson family and delves into each of the Compson’s deeply-rooted psychological problems. Faulkner uses each of the book’s narrators to spearhead the issue of meaninglessness of daily troubles. Each of the four unique…

This description alone is enough to warrant some type of worry about the boy. He describes the girls that walk in, as if he has never laid his eyes on a girl before in his life. He does this throughout the story. He follows each of their movement and never takes his eyes off of them. He like the boy in Araby just totally disregards everything except for the three females in the store. Now before I go judging the protagonist for his action, I will first admit I am guilty of staring at attractive…

All my life they paid for my catholic education so that I could become something good and valuable in life. But as I got older, I started viewing life in a different perspective. I began questioning a lot of things in my life with no real answer to come up with. One of those questions was, what is the meaning of life? It seems like a simple question, but thinking harder about it made me realize that I really did not know what the true meaning of life was. If there is no meaning in life why not…

Life’s What You Make It Life is filled with countless opportunities that will more or less make or break the pathway to humanity. Sometimes an individual may question his or her values and beliefs because society does not idolize them, but that does not mean they are not true. In order to live a good life one must have their own free will to make decisions and put meaning in their own life. Also, when thinking about what it means to live a good life, maintaining social order becomes…