Venom

impossibility and hopelessness, Edna chooses to die as an ultimate escape from the restrictions of the Victorian society she lives in. Edna’s journey to her awakening was challenged by conformity ultimately diminishing herself to insanity. Conformity is venom to the soul making it the captor of choice and the murderer of prosperity. Individuality and conformity…

eager to fight because of his will to triumph over any adversity. He decides to continue, knowing the likelihood of his death. His bravery is rooted in the fact that he will probably die in the ensuing battle saying “…But I shall be meeting molten venom in the fire he breathes, so I go fourth in mail-shirt and shield. I won’t shift a foot when I meet the cave-guard; what occurs on the wall between two of us will turn out as fate” (Greenblatt, 95) I think what he’s saying is that he believes he…

story could have gone had Delia just stayed the meek character Hurston makes us envision at first. Had she not stood up to Sykes and not let herself be consumed by the fear of the snake, she would have most likely been the one who fell victim to the venom. The parts of the story the Champion chose to write about truly help Hurston’s representation of Delia the hero and Sykes and his snake the…

When one thinks of a hero they normally imagine a famous athlete or a movie star, but it’s not always about one’s popularity, it can also be because of how they help society. A hero is a person or protagonist included in a literary work who, when put in front of danger withstands adversity by being brave and resourceful, often sacrificing their well-being for the good of their people. Overcoming obstacles may be one of the biggest difficulties that people face, just because of the fact that many…

Final Heroic Words in Beowulf Instead of thrashing about to delay what has to come, Beowulf embraces death and makes his last requests honorably. He demonstrates his heroism by accepting death as a facet of wyrd. Before entering combat with the dragon, Beowulf recounts both his past victories and his intentions of victory for this coming challenge. However, he also speaks of fate and accepts whatever happens to him, knowing he will be providing his best efforts. When he gives his second speech,…

In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the moral corruption that occurs between family members causes animosity that results in their downfall, and eventually their ultimate demise. More specifically, the tainted view of an individual in a family may result in the downfall of the other family members involved. Evidence of tainted view of a family member causing undue harm can be found in the relationship between Hamlet and Claudius, Hamlet and Gertrude, and Hamlet and Old King Hamlet. The…

a Nobel Prize award in Literature and had earned this right in leaving behind many famous classic novels such as Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath, and The Pearl. The tale of The Pearl follows Kino in his race to save his son Coyotito from the venom of a scorpion sting. Kino is too poor to hire a doctor, so he must depend on his pearl-diving skills to find a pearl worthy of enough money to treat his son. With the baby’s life on the line, Kino searches in the sea and finds “the greatest pearl…

The moonlight shining through the Oval Office lands on a man with green hair, white skin, and what seems to be Secret Service uniform. The man stands in front of the President of the United States with a harpoon gun to his head. The smell of blood fills the room. The man has a grotesque and wicked smile on his face, identifying him as the Joker. The Joker puts the gun against the President 's head and pulls the trigger but only a flag with "BANG!" on it comes out. The Joker puts the gun against…

I have chosen the famous Shakespearian play “Hamlet,” for my creative representation project as I have always been inspired by the works of Shakespeare and the themes portrayed through character development and mood of the play. I have used water colors, pencil colors, acrylic paint, and soft pastels as mediums to emphasize the intensity of certain colors and consequently, highlight the most significant symbols in the project. The symbols and quotes, with their explanations and significance are…

“The roaring inside her”, by Susan Griffin, is a nonfiction feminist literature, Susan Griffin, discusses the suffering of nature and links it to women suffering. She seeks to address her work by linking together the destruction of nature, women suffrage, and the power of men towards women. In the book, Susan Griffin, compares women and earth to man. She describes the different roles that men and women play out in society and marriage; she debates topics such as, female oppression, destruction…