Solitude

female or characteristic of both, but according to orthodox belief (as defined by Guthrie), this is a demonstration of the relational nature of God and, by extension, of human beings. God created women as a companion to men, not wanting man to live in solitude, just as God did not live in…

art reflects the life and attitude of the artist, both in his secluded life and the outside world. Moreover, the flowers symbolize the fleeting and fragile life of the artist when she decides to explore the outside world, and is contrasted with the solitude but fulfilling life she was in before she was prompted to venture outside (line…

to identify one-self which the prominent characters found throughout the movie. For example, Shrek is the protagonist of the movie, but he is also an outcast. Throughout the movie Shrek goes on a journey to find the one thing he finds comfort in, solitude, something that everyone in the primary world has at one point in his or her life experienced. Throughout this journey Shrek learns to…

The poem shows Thomas ' depression and his battle with it. The title "Melancholy" draws the reader to reflect upon the theme of the poem, and to sympathise with the feeling of never ending depression and sadness that Thomas felt throughout most of his life. Making it one word causes the reader to want to know why Thomas is feeling such and how he became like this. It also shows the anger Thomas felt towards his inability to make himself be happy, especially around the beautiful things in the…

Religion is a universal way of explaining the unexplained; there are many variations, but each shares a common theme of connecting people to a higher power and explaining man’s purpose and place in the world. Religion is a significant reoccurring theme in Life of Pi by Yann Martel: the story of a boy named Pi who embarks on a spiritual adventure alone in the Pacific with his only company being a large Bengal tiger. Before this journey, Pi lived a simple life in India as the son of a zookeeper,…

It’s six months after the events of The Hunger Games and Katniss is dreading the Victory Tour. Even though she has all the money, and therefore food, she and her family need and more, she still goes to the woods. She enjoys the solitude and spends time hunting for Gale’s family, who is pulling long hours in the mines. The Capitol has spread the lie that Gale is her cousin to keep any hints of a romance at bay. This, along with her open show of affection for Peeta in the arena in the last Games,…

The poem “Mortal Man” by Kendrick Lamar is not known to be “your average poem”. Although “just a poem”, it is a free verse poem written inside of a song also called “Mortal Man” by Kendrick Lamar which makes it really distinct and sui generis. Within the poem, Kendrick basically describes inner conflicts within himself that he seems to have no control over. He begins to question his life as well as who he really is and what exactly he is truly here for. The title becomes most significant at the…

Leon Brooks finally regained consciousness. He couldn’t see. He was stuck in a trunk of a car with his hands and feet cuffed. Although he kept trying to wiggle his hands and feet free, he couldn’t release himself from the hand and leg cuffs. He couldn’t shout either (not that anyone would care) because they tied a rag across his mouth. He could only barely breathe through his nose. After about ten minutes of desperately trying, he gave up. He knew it was hopeless. He had to gather his thoughts…

Predictions are forecasts with a debatable reliability. Some follow auguries with a steadfast faith and others scoff at the idea of an omen. In Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, Pilar Ternera’s cards act as a driving force in some characters’ decisions, like one’s happiness or death. Although the prophecies of Pilar Ternera’s cards assuage uncertainty by generating comfort or a false reality, disregarding the omens of the cards results in near-death experiences or…

autonomy and solitude, problem-solving, and peak experiences, proving that she has become self-actualized. The first of Maslow’s characteristics as a self-actualized person, demonstrated by…