Something the Lord Made

human beings considered collectively; the human race. Lord of the Flies starts when a plane crashes on to an island, only leaving about 25 English boys, ranging from ages five to twelve. The boys struggle to form a civilization. The evil that is naturally in mankind stops them from forming a peaceful society, many things go wrong because of disagreements between the boys. The evil present in mankind is one of the main themes in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. The first reason why the…

The name “Zechariah” means “the Lord (Jehovah) remembers.” In the Old Testament this name is used over twenty-nine times. Zechariah was a postexilic prophet during the restoration from Babylon. He was born in Babylon from a priestly family that returned to Jerusalem with some 50,000 other exiles. Like Jeremiah and Ezekiel he was both prophet and priest. Jewish tradition credits him with being one of the Great Synagogue, a body which is thought to have gathered and preserved the sacred writings…

characters, Mary, Lord Craven, Collin, and Medlock. To begin with, the character Mary is most affected by the theme. Growing up in India, Mary often felt neglected by her parents, even saying, “my parents didn‘t want me”. After moving to India, she had a hard time…

“literally echoes: ‘blossoms […] branches […] bear […] beauty […] birds’ and ‘flame-like […] fantastic […] flight flitted’” (619). -Repetition of language and words: the words ‘burden’, ‘flame’ and ‘shadow’ are frequently used and they often occur where something significant is happening or being described. In the passage where Dorian Gray and Basil Hallward are going up the stairs to Dorian’s schoolroom where he will murder Basil. In the stairs, “the lamp cast fantastic shadows” (Wilde 154).…

The literary novel Lord of the Flies is an allegorical text that is complex and identifies common day issues through the eyes of its author William Golding, who had experienced the horrors of WWII. Golding created a story where a large group of British boys crash land on an island and are stranded. In the beginning, the boys try to stay civilized by selecting a leader and following that leader and a direct set of rules. Ralph one of two-man characters was chosen as leader. His rival Jack…

Symbols conjure a unique meaning that cannot be directly expressed through the use of words. In Lord of the Flies, Golding uses these symbols to establish significant meaning. In this story, the young boys are shot down during a plane ride in the midst of a war becoming stranded on an island. On this island they uncover a conch. The conch represents power, authority, and order to the boys. Furthermore, being on the island has led these boys to be frightened of a beast. The beast is an imaginary…

have no flaws but that is not true. Odysseus, Samuel, Saul and David all had their own faults while leading but they still managed to lead victoriously. The first quality that a good leader should have is courage. Courage is the ability to do something that frightens one or it is someone who has strength in the face of pain or grief. In the book The Odyssey, the main character Odysseus is faced with a lot of obstacles while trying to get back to his home in Ithaca. He had been held hostage…

past? Have you ever asked yourself what did people eat in the Middle Ages? What did they do all day, without technology?” In the Middle Ages, the lowly peasants of the world were called “serfs.” They did all the work. Serfs farmed, and served their lord, with little thanks in return. Serfs ate much the same food that we do today. The work that they do is oftentimes done by machines today. They lived in one room houses that were sometimes no warmer inside than out. Serfs were unappreciated, with…

who have too much pride in their own appearance, abilities, achievements (…) The Quality of being vain” and “Something (such a belief or a way of behaving) which shows that you have too much pride in yourself, your social status, etc.” In my opinion, these descriptions fit the corrupted Dorian Gray perfectly. Dorian was a pure, innocent boy, until he was corrupted by Lord Henry, which made him aware of the power of his own youth and beauty. But, before I focus on Dorian himself, I am going to…

In The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde it is apparent that Lord Henry’s influence drastically changes Dorian’s view of himself and the world around him. Dorian’s character began as a blank slate, but deep within Dorian’s character there was the temptation for the forbidden. Lord Henry saw this as an opportunity to introduce his philosophy and indulge his desire to manipulate him for his own pleasure. Lord Henry’s philosophy of Aestheticism is not inherently bad, it simply allows an…