The Demon Lover

basic instincts, but the underlying obedience to do an act of horror despite knowing it is not the right thing to do. The obedience shown within “The Lottery” is a quite horrific ideal and has a very interesting connection to Jackson’s “The Daemon Lover” and Child Ballad 243. The story begins on a beautiful day in a small town though nothing is…

fair chances; Pearl is automatically seen as a sinner though it is all out of her control. A more hidden sin is that of the Puritan Minister Dimmesdale, for he too is an adulterer, though he is not revealed. Hester is very noble and doesn’t give her lovers name though she is pressured to do so many…

Prynne, the daughter of Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale, was raised on the outskirts of the Boston settlement in a small cottage with her mother. She was raised without her father because Hester had been an adulteress, but had not confessed who her lover was in fear that they would all be killed. Even Pearl had been unaware of who her real father was. Pearl lived a life of isolation and judgment and grew up an independent and strong willed child, but was known to have evil inside of her, all…

predestination, or simply a biochemical reaction, one thing is for sure, everyone has their own battles to fight and insecurities to face. But what about the rest of us who are struggling with mental illness? Besides being haunted by our own inner demons, simple tasks like getting out of bed in the morning, or just to live in the present becomes a bloody battle. I cannot remember the last time I woke up and felt I am ready to enjoy my day to the fullest. I’m like a ghost. Trapped in a…

another and he manages to demonstrate this in various methods throughout many of his works. Each character feels alone, the Marquis at his home, Bernarda on the plantation, Sierva in her cell, and Delaura in the hospital. Every character in Of Love and Demons never really experiences true love except for Sierva and Cayetano Delaura at the end of the book. The Marquis never loved or was never loved by his wife, Bernarda found what she thought was love in Judas but it was not truly, and so goes…

Everyone knows who they are, and the media is after them, led by Wayne Gale (Robert Downey Jr.), producer and conductor of the TV program American Maniacs, the young lovers become global superstars. Their notoriety is only increased by their capture by the police officer Jack Scagnetti (Tom Sizemore) and they end up at the hands of prison boss Dwight Mcluskey (Tommy Lee Jones) who is hungrier for media exposure, even more than they are. Wayne Gale makes a live interview to Mickey where he has a…

to avoid this house, especially during the night for pretty good reasons too. There is not only one, but two versions to how this urban legend goes. One tells of a man who found his wife in bed with another man. After killing both his wife and her lover with a knife, he killed his children and then turned the blade on himself. The other version tells of a man who mistreated his servants. One day, the servants decided to take revenge on their master. During their master’s dinner party they put…

Nathaniel Miller II is a fast-paced Thriller with a light Christian base wrapped up in a romantic bow. This is the first of two books in the Cody Musket Series. Cody Musket, a former Marine turned professional baseball player, is forced to face his demons when he witness’s a woman being kidnapped. When Brandi Barnes is targeted for her work, Cody takes it upon himself to protect her, sending them both down a dangerous path. But what happens when love becomes a factor? Cody is tasked with having…

conditioning contributing to the darkness that is so apparent in society, and commends those who fight against it. She acknowledges the bravery of individuals who overcome personal darkness, but also acknowledges the difficulties of facing both personal demons and the prejudice of an unbalanced society. Lee illuminates the idea that society can sometimes raise us to contribute to cruelty such as prejudice, and recognises individuals who see past these original…

physician, Roger Chillingworth, of a small, Puritan town in 17th century Boston believed he was paramount. Roger Chillingworth ambitiously put his own aspirations above everyone else’s in order to establish preeminence over Hester Prynne’s, his wife’s, lover and attempt to secure Hester’s heart forever. Chillingworth…