Religious symbols

she compares her love to her lovers’ tattoos. Even though she is scared of not being permanent in his life, she lets us know how she will continue to try, but try in “darkness.” Today I will show you the significance of this poem by interpreting symbols, and show you how this woman is in love with her partner, but may be confused about the love she…

in all forms and the disruption between old and new. Through the use of detail and symbols, Chang relates to the true meaning of “Water Names” to the readers. The meaning of Chang’s short story is not revealed until the very end, which forces readers to reevaluate the entire story and realize…

The Formalist Approach Formalism is a type of criticism that allows a reader to review a certain text or piece of literature but you only focus on the literary elements throughout the piece such as: diction, irony, metaphors, symbolism, paradoxes, etc. But like all approaches to literature or anything in life, there are pros and cons. Some good things about formalism is that it gives you an idea of the author’s intent, helps the reader understand figurative language, literary devices, and more…

Nature and the natural world contribute to hidden meanings that are especially important to Nathaniel Hawthorne’s writing in The Scarlet Letter. Many natural aspects signify important details that reveal hidden context to give a better understanding of the storyline or plot. Pearl is an important character because not only does most of the natural world relate to her, she helps the plot give meaning. Constantly in the book, Pearl is associated with nature because she is considered a natural…

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a village here (The Lottery)”. Furthermore, the box holds the ticket slips for voting but this symbol suggest death will come from the box that it is a traditional coffin.” Like the lottery as a whole, the black box has no functionality except during this two hours every June” (Shmoop Editorial Team). Because it decides the fate of one of the villagers. Equally the stones are another significate symbol within the story even though they are just a part of nature and usually symbolize stability;…

Peter Ryan recounts his unique story about living and exercising reconnaissance missions on the island of New Guinea in his personal memoir Fear Drive My Feet. Always fearing Japanese attack, Ryan had to tread carefully while gathering intelligence and interacting with the native peoples of New Guinea. While on the island, Ryan was given a variety of different tasks including, delivering messages, communicating with the locals, and commenting on Japanese movements. Fear Drive My Feet is a war…

From the class I’ve learned that there are two kinds of evil, natural evil and moral evil. Natural evils are natural circumstances such as tornadoes, floods, and earthquakes. Moral evil results from human actions such as murder, theft and rape. The question that is risen if God is all good, then why does evil and suffering exist in the world? Just within the last few months, on the news there have been reports of tragic school shootings and natural disasters, and if God is all good why does…

In William Shakespeare's work Hamlet, Shakespeare uses the ghost of the deceased king to play a significant role in the plot of the story as a whole in multiple ways. The first way Shakespeare uses the ghost of King Hamlet is by first using him to play a crucial role in the development of the characters in the play, especially Hamlet. An example of the ghost doing this is sending Hamlet into his descent into madness and furthering his complex character. Shakespeare does this by having the ghost…

Rehabilitation of the Soul: How Flannery O’Connor Uses the Concept of Disability in “The Lame Shall Enter First” In her short story, “The Lame Shall Enter First” Flannery O’Connor shares the tale of a self-righteous reformatory counselor, Sheppard, who forgoes the raising of his own son to embark on a quest to improve the life of a young miscreant, Rufus Johnson, who has a clubbed foot. Eventually after devoting all his time and effort to the saving of this young boy, Sheppard realizes the…