The Abyss

found vent in one loud, long, and final scream of despair. I felt that I tottered upon the brink. My right hand was my last chance to survive. Death was closer and closer. My slippery fingers on the bricks were the antecessors of my fall into the abyss. Could I resist the cruel punishments of The Inquisition? The answer was a decision of my last finger on those walls. Suddenly, a black cloud took control of my vision. The only thing that I remember after I fainted was a bright and far tunnel.…

The story “The Luck of Roaring Camp” by Bret (Francis) Harte has many common ideas with another story known as “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” by Gabriel García Márquez. These stories are full of heartbreak, relationships and emotion. Most importantly, both stories surround the big idea of Change. These stories, both represent change and how it affects their lives. In “The Luck of Roaring Camp”, change brings happiness into people’s lives and develops them into well rounded characters.…

Confessions by St. Augustine is a personal conversion story, in which the author openly speaks of the trials he faced during his journey to find God. St. Augustine's clear and unabashed admiration and devotion to God enlightens the reader to the significance of his spiritual epiphany. Augustine recounts the many transgressions he committed before he accepted Christianity and how despite his obvious shortcomings, the Lord still forgave him. The portrait of God created by Augustine shows a…

Once your team is ready, run to the glowing pillar in front of you. This is known as a lamp. During the abyss section, your movement speed will gradually decrease and you will lose the ability to jump. Standing next to a lamp will remove that effect for a time. While you are running, various enemies will appear. Only stop to shoot them once you reach a lamp…

“If you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss gazes into you.” An excerpt from Nietzsche’s Beyond Good and Evil, talks of how one can become what one can fear most, by likening the abyss to a struggle or a mishap, one can understand that people in general will allow their fears and agonies to consume them. In the poem The Soul unto itself, Emily Dickinson portrays the soul as a being open to interpretation, in the poem she describes the soul as both a spy and an imperial friend, creating a paradox…

graciously taken in by Mr. Earnshaw. Becoming the favorite son of Mr. Earnshaw despite the fact he was adopted, whilst gaining the love of Catherine Earnshaw. Nevertheless, once Mr. Earnshaw dies Heathcliff's future sinks down into the depths of an abyss. He is put in his place by the true born son of Mr. Earnshaw who had now assented to claim the mantel; to quote the book, “He has been blaming our father (how dared he?) for treating H. too liberally; and swears he will reduce him to his right…

The initiation portion of the hero’s rite of passage is potentially the most noteworthy segment of the three as it contains numerous challenges and trials that the hero must overcome, the abyss which the hero must approach to encourage his development, and the transformation, where the hero achieves his goal and reveals true courage. First of all, one of the most critical sub-elements of the hero’s journey is the challenges and trials which…

Melinda had the incident with Andy Evans and Santiago having his dreams crushed by a Gypsy. It seems that after these events, it changed the characters completely. Santiago became pessimistic, and spiritless, and Melinda began to fall into the deep abyss of depression. Mentioned by King Melchizedek, he states that when we were children, “everything is clear and everything is possible.” He also warns that as we age, a mysterious force convinces people to abandon their dreams. In the story Speak,…

The contrast between the bright clothing and the dark staircase bring all the viewers attention to what Lola is doing. Along with the shadows in the frame, the brown and black of the staircase make it look like Lola is running into a never-ending abyss; symbolic of the journey she is about to embark…

The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once said whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you. Monsters have been portrayed in many different way in many different works of fiction. The inhumane, evil, dark, and scary attributes they are given bring out a sense of wonder and fear into the readers and watchers. The best monsters however are the ones that make the world think…