The Demon Lover

For the typical female, she is already dead or dies during the short story or poem. For example, in “Ulalume”, the male narrator is out walking and somehow stumbles upon the tomb of his dead lover who he put there a while ago. Like many other pieces, Poe tends to immortalize a women’s beauty by romanticizing her death. For “Ulalume”, the unexplainable pull that brings the narrator to his beloved’s tomb. As for men though, they usually aren’t…

Denial and Horror while Coping with AIDS Elisa, the psychotic and sexually promiscuous murderer of the short story written by Reinaldo Arenas, represents more than just the archetypal villain. In particular, Elisa’s transition from being a lover to a murderer is a suspenseful plot twist; however, this transition is itself a peculiar shift in direction for the story. This caricature change does not logically follow what a reader would expect, and the author’s decision to incorporate this…

Many interesting points and ideas are discussed in Flannery O’Connor’s essay “The Element of Suspense in ‘A Good Man is Hard to Find’”. These ideas are not only concurrent with O’Connor’s short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, but they can also be broadened and applied to all aspects of literature. O’Connor’s primary theory; one that I believe is prevalent not only in writing, but in everyday life, states that violence is the only thing capable of bringing a person back to reality, it is the…

are biblically known to be the nature of sin, and therefore Judah thought he was justified in deceiving Tamar to wait for Shelah to grow up. Judah fears that Shelah would die also, “Judah fears Tamar as a witch of sorts who kills her lovers or as the lover of a demon who will not share her with any human man” (Newsom, Ringe 22). It is easy for Judah to take the side of his sons if he suspected that their death would come shortly due to…

In the tomb of my mind, I can still hear the sounding sea. I can still see the death upon her eyes. Oh, author! Oh, raven! Thy beak is still deep in my heart. Edgar Allan Poe began his literary career as a poet and his work, The Raven, is extremely faithful to his literary motifs, whilst also being amongst his most praised and best pieces of work. The raven that "quoth Nevermore" has become a trademark of Edgar Allan Poe and has been referenced in many…

A hero is often defined as, “one who exhibits extraordinary bravery, firmness, fortitude or greatness of soul, in any course of action, or in connection with any pursuit, work, or enterprise” (Oxford English Dictionary). When going on a journey, the hero must express the inner strength needed to continue on for a greater good. In The Inferno by Dante Alighieri, a poet named Dante ventures on a journey through Hell in order to find Enlightenment. Although this was a difficult but rewarding…

Isabella returns back wrapping the head of Lorenzo in a silk scarf, perfumes it with Arabian flowers, and place it in a garden pot with soil and seeds of basil of Salerno are sown. She feels relax after seeing the plants grow from the flesh of his beloved. She spends all of time caring for the basil and waters them with her tears. The basil grows beautifully and gives fragrance. In Keats’s poetry nature is always considered to be female and he describes it beautifully: And, furthermore, her…

character is later describe as imaginative and intelligent, but also stubborn, immature and life-changing. Despite her otherwise good qualities and beauty, which she had received from her mother, others often referred to her as elf-child, imp, and demon offspring; as the outcome of sinful passion, she must be a sin herself. As a reminder of her mother’s sinful passion, it would appear that Pearl’s odd behavior is associated with the unlawful components behind her birth. For example, she threw…

As different religions throughout diverse cultures and various countries were explored, the majority if not all shared a common way of experiencing the divine. Religions are formed through sensual engagement or stimulation to the five senses and is evident throughout every religious group whether primitive or “modern”. The ability to see, feel, touch, taste, and smell allows for the participant to feel something whether it be stimulation to just one sense or a combination of senses. These…

something in her life. She knows that it is more out in the world to discover. Moana is an ocean voyaging lover and the only child of a boss in a legacy of voyagers. Moana learns that the island's sailers can not catch any fish and the products are coming up short. She discovers that the demigod, Maui caused the scourge by taking the core or heart of the goddess, Te Fiti. Which turned her into a lava demon named Te Ka. Where Te Fiti made things grow and prosper, Te Ka basically kills the living…