The Originals

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: (A discussion of Milton’s Theodicy in Paradise Lost) Mythology is a way for people to explain the unexplainable. From the Greek gods and mythology to the Biblical version of the creation, people use stories like these to explain how and why things happen the way they do. Milton uses the story of Adam and Eve to explain why terrible things like death, illness, and suffering occur in the world today. He uses the story to explain how God can be an all loving, all…

Among theologians and reformed Christians alike, the works of prominent authors such as Richard Mouw, John Calvin, Barbara Taylor, Nicholas Wolterstorff, and Eugene Peterson are all alike and contrasting in numerous ways. For example, we know that these authors share both common ground and indifferences on God’s Lordship over all, Christian worldviews, how the Gospel is presented in God’s Kingdom, and how grace is presented to every human and living being through the blood and sacrifice of Jesus…

Milton’s thoughts and views on Eve are a reflection of his thoughts on the nature of women. During the age of Milton, the belief that women were the reason for the fall of mankind was a main theological view, as suggested by The Bible. The view transcends past the Christian culture and stretches to the Greeks as even they have their own Eve. Unlike majority of biblical writers, Milton shows little restraint as he sublimely refers to Eve as the inferior. Due to the ingenuity of Milton’s mind…

Sin (Write Prompt Title Here) Looking back on how we got sinful, how can we do sinful actions? How can we forgiven of our sins? [HK]. The Scarlet Letter is a novel that involves a particular sin human beings often commit [BRG]. In Hawthorne’s novel, Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale committed adultery and we find that their sin changed influenced their life completely [TH]. We can find about the consequences of Prynne’s and Dimmesdale’s sin as a punishment, how a sin impacted their…

The Garden of Eden A group of British schoolboys find themselves stranded on an island where they land as innocent boys and turn savage. The allegory Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, has many strong allusions connecting directly to the bible. Looking at the island, Simon, and Jack connections are made between the stories of God and the novel Lord of the Flies. The Island that the British boys are stranded on is a direct allusion to the Garden of Eden in Genesis. Throughout the time the…

Ali Kudia Ms. Patricia AP Lit 9/25/15 Historical and Literary Allusions Paper Let's begin with a definition of an "allusion." An allusion is a reference in a literary work that references something else without saying so directly. Often, but not always, allusions are cultural or political references. However, allusions in Western literature will often be related to mythology, the Bible, and other well-known works of literature. In Dante Alighieri’s Inferno (Cantos XVIII) there are not many…

Among U.S. citizens, there has been a consistent widening gap between economic classes over the past decade, however few have recognized it as a serious issue. Approximately five percent of Americans think that economic inequality warrants serious recognition and action. Chris Rock stated last year, “Oh people don’t even know. If poor people knew how rich people are, there would be riots in the streets” (Fitz). With such a gap between the rich and the poor in today’s society; the government…

Soteriology is the study of Salvation and all the aspects that make up Salvation. Sin first originated in the garden of Eden in Genesis 3:6. Here Adam and Eve sinned and were thrown out of the garden and separated from God. However, God made a way for them to receive forgiveness and atonement through the sacrificing of animals, Leviticus 23:12. These sacrifices were pointing the way to when Jesus would come and die on the cross and be the ultimate sacrifice to take the sin of the world away. The…

(b) The purpose of this essay is to discuss Holden’s progression from innocence to experience in The Catcher and the Rye. This essay will be discussing Holden’s need to protect the innocent and innocence itself. It will discuss the way Holden views society and adults. Included in this essay will be a study of Holden’s naivety in the way he views the world as well as his own innocence in regards to sex. This essay will be demonstrating how, although Holden makes progress towards the end of the…

The Evil within Us Evil, a psychological state of mind or a statement concerning certain actions. Evil has been around since the beginning of time, since the serpent tempted Eve to eat the fruit from the tree. Evil has been shown in heinous actions, such as when Cain murdered Abel. In Lord of the Flies, evil had slowly but surely appeared; It is demonstrated in the actions of the characters. Evil originated in the beginning of the world. In the Garden of Eden, A serpent approached Eve and…