Why Are You Looking Grave?

because she did not get to patch things up or even say goodbye to her father before he died, but at the same time she made her decision. I just don't understand how you can feel so much resentment towards your own…

With that being said, the best argument to prove this theory wrong is; how could the Gods do something if there is no credible proof that they actually exist? Greek Mythology is exactly what it says it is, a myth. There are three important reasons why Greek Mythology was created; to explain unnatural occurrences, to separate people into different groups, and to give rules on how to live a happy life. The first reason; Greek Mythology was created to explain unnatural occurrences. The definition…

offer them only to find that life and all it’s treasures would be gone from them if they were to go “into that good night”. In the fifth stanza those whose age has come to rob them of their strength are referred to as “grave men”, which could be interpreted as solemn or facing their grave (demise), yet despite their dwindling strengths they too rage against death. The sixth and final stanza focuses one one particular man, the poet’s father, who (like the rest) is being faced by death. Thomas…

10:19). The next verse focuses on the idea of the Lord being our light in the darkness, so throw off the fear that is holding you back to run fully into the Father’s arms (Matthew 14:22-23, Hebrews 12:1, 1 John 4: 18). The song ends with the encouragement that we are almost home, so persevere, we are almost home with Jesus. This truth could be displayed with the good shepherd looking for his lost sheep to return home with him (Matthew 18:12-14) or even the prodigal son returning home to his…

Imagine a world where everywhere you turn there are judgmental eyes looking to see the wrong that you do. This essentially causes you to feel isolated and since no one wants to be around you also have to live in confinement. This is the case for Hester Prynne, the main character in the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Because of the Puritan community that she lives in, when she commits the crime of adultery Hester is thrown into the pit of isolation. She is forced to wear a…

and they tell Emily how the living doesn’t realize the meaning of life. Emily has an anagnorisis once she has comes back from her visual nostalgia, “ I didn’t realize. So all that was going on and we never notices. Take me back—up the hill—to my grave. But first: Wait! One more look (108).” Emily realizes the true meaning of life and the tragic vision for the living souls. As she reminisces for her life to live again she understands that she will miss the simple thing in life. The simple things…

In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the two principle characters, Frankenstein and the animal are both looking for equity. This equity wouldn't have been important if not for the formation of the creature. The physical appearance of the beast is the fundamental driver of its own enormity and other individuals' disdain of it. Frankenstein's equity originates from the acknowledgment that the creature has executed the greater part of Victor's family. Different individuals from his family…

By throwing herself in front of Harry to save him from the Killing Curse, Lily Potter enacts a counter-charm so strong that Voldemort is unable to kill Harry . In Sorcerer’s Stone, Dumbledore says to Harry “…love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own mark. Not a scar, no visible sign… to have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever.” The biblical parallel becomes obvious with this quote. Lily sacrificed herself…

Sante and christian have no choice but to run away. The duke however gets informed by one of his bodyguards about this. Beyond mad this he goes to a bar and ask where the toughest people are. They all stand up, sitting in the back of the bar, looking rough and tough, and one has an eyepatch. He then gives the leader (the guy with the eyepatch), a ton of money to capture sante and kill christian. They take the money and go after them. Sante and Christian go out on a boat, but Sante stops…

Emily Dickinson: “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” Literary Analysis Death. When most people hear that they do not ever associate it with sun sets and seeing children in the playground. Death is usually personified, by many poets, as a Grim Reaper who cuts away peoples lives, like a reaper who cuts his crops to harvest. Death has even been portrayed as a smooth gentleman about to inflict pain in the person. Thus, most people are afraid of Death, but not Emily Dickinson (“Because”). She…