The Book of Eli

post-apocalyptic film, “The Book of Eli”. In this dramatic tale Denzel Washington stars as Eli, a mysterious wanderer that carries the world’s only remaining copy of King James’s Bible. He ventures 30 years across a desolated post-apocalyptic landscape in the attempt of finding a safe haven for this sacred book. Determined to complete his mission, Eli’s quote “We walk by faith, not by sight” from the Bible conveys a very special meaning. The Hughes Brother’s seriousness about religion interplays with a compelling story filled with biblical references. Eli is led by faith to carry the last copy of the bible through the wasteland, to an unknown destination…

all, my friend was begging me to watch it with him. I was dreading the first couple minuets of the movie until I actually started paying attention and in the first couple of scenes that took my breath away. The movie The Book of Eli Is an amazing movie that will blow you away. The movie is so outstanding and above normal standards because the movie has a suspenseful and constantly action-packed, the plot, the actors in this movies are fantastic, and because of all the cliff hangers and moments…

Many myths and stories contain similarities in plot, content, and outcome. In the “Great Flood” myth and The Book of Eli their story displayed prior, during and after their heroes’ journey relate and are reflections of the ancient and modern day cultures that created them. God saw the “wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually” (Speiser). In the “Great Flood” myth God is regretful for creating man and has decided…

The Compound The book "The Compound" written by S. A. Bodeen is narrated by a boy who has been living in a compound with his family for six years. The Yanakakis family is brought into a custom made nuclear compound by their wealthy father, Rex. Rex had brought his family (including Rex, his wife, two twin sons, two daughters, and his mother-in-law) out on a camping trip, which was pretty close to their compound. During the trip, Rex rushed his family into the car with the news of a nuclear…

knowing what happened to your twin brother? This is one of the unanswered questions of Eli. For six years, Eli and his family lived a nuclear fallout shelter that his father had built. Eli finally makes a decision and wants to try his luck in the assumed, nuclear bombed world. When their carefully plannned existance threatens to destroy their sanctuary, sanity becomes almost as rare as natural light. His father claims to have built this for his family to stay safe in the ‘worst case scenario’,…

The book Star Wars: Thrawn by Timothy Zahn is a well written book about Thrawn and Eli Vanto, two soldiers in the Imperial Navy. It is a canonized twist on the story of a popular character, Grand Admiral Thrawn, in the Star Wars fan base after Disney bought Star Wars from Lucasfilm. (In this case, canon means what did or didn’t happen in Disney’s Star Wars universe, not Lucasfilm’s.) Eli Vanto wanted to be a supply officer in the Imperial Navy, but on an assignment to a backwater planet, his…

Reading Response Activity Title of book: The compound Author: Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen List three themes found within your book 1. You shouldn't trust everyone 2. Never judge a book by its cover 3.You don't know what you have, until you've lost it Examples to support your themes are ...... 1. Eli's father built the compound to keep their family safe. Now, they can't get out; he won't let them out. 2. Because Eli's dad seems very mysterious 3. Eli didn't really see what kind of…

might feel their calling towards him however this undertaking is often personal instead of prophetic. A prophetic calling changes history and results in a revolutionized world. Those who receive a prophetic calling must give their life wholly to God in order to live out their divine life as prophet (Belt). Prophetic messages and callings are represented in all forms of artistic and literary art. The Book of Eli is a direct representation of a prophet and his mission to deliver and preserve the…

Some people can and will do what Is least expected just for their own survival. Some people might leave behind people whom are dragging them down. Some people will try to find any possible way survive without losing the ones around them. Survival is key, and people will do anything no matter the cost nor suffrage. In fact, in the book “Night” Eli and his father tried to survive the holocaust, the beatings, and the hunger while trying to stay together for as long as possible. Whenever Eli would…

During the Holocaust, the SS Nazis dehumanized the Jews to the point of them feeling so belittled and like they were absolutely nothing. Eli Wiesel’s book Night gives many examples of this. Many Jews started referring to the others as “creatures”. Eli talks like this in his book: “The old men stayed in their corner, silent, motionless, hunted-down creatures. There they prayed” (70). He refers to a couple old veterans as “hunted-down creatures” because in the end, that’s how they all felt. They…