Wildness

tribe who had fur as dark as the night died tragically before Wildflower was born under mysterious circumstances and his mother Mahi, whose fur was white as the son raised her son all could before she died. As an adult, Wildflower would roam the wildness for the thrill of the kill hunting with his pack Key, a Soren timber wolf and Karm, the often-shy but bold Hawk wolf, then there was his mate Mata, a rebel spirit who can hold her own in a fight and the most level-headed in the pack.…

strong” (Hawthorne 184). Here, we can see that Hester Prynne is able to turn the “scarlet letter” into a symbol of self-empowerment, thus defeating the purpose of her society labelling her as an outcast of womanhood as a way to attempt to control her “wildness.” In this way, Hester is able to hold power and independence, as her decision to act in defiance to the established view of femininity puts her in a unique “region” never explored by other women of her society. She turns the letter of…

Throughout history, both the portrayal and perception of wilderness has evolved drastically. What was long described as a godless, desolate wasteland later became a focal point for artists who romanticized wilderness, modifying common outlook on such places. Due to their complexity, scarcity, and embodiment of spirituality, wilderness was now something to be valued and treasured. Then with the turn of the 19th century, the Manifest Destiny doctrine took hold, characterizing wilderness as a thing…

Amitav Ghosh throws light on the imperialist modes of social, cultural and ecological dominance in his fourth novel The Glass Palace. The novel points out that how colonialization has brutally exploded in the South Asia and results into the environmental degradation. The novel is interlocked in the various historical events like colonization of Burma by the British, the First World War, and conquest of Japan over Russia, the intense changes wrought by World War II etc. It’s a story that…

gradually distance itself from nature choosing instead to focus on their towns and cities. In the 1884 classic Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain chronicles a little boy’s journey on the Mississippi river that sharply contrasts the freedom and wildness of nature in comparison to the restricting civilization on the river’s shore, and builds a story where one can discover the wonders that only nature can provide. Huck Finn In society, specific people feel…

his behaviour in his youth which was not deemed appropriate for someone of his standing. When Henry took the throne he seemed to prove himself as it is said in Act One Scene One of the play, "The breath no sooner left his father's body but that his wildness, mortified in him, seemed to die too." showing that once he was truly given the role of leadership, he rose to it, proving himself to be a good king. When Henry gets to battle he proves himself once again by motivating his soldiers who do not…

though Victor's innocence and ambition are on the line, Clerical plays an important role. According to Shelley, Victor describes, "Clerval at first attributed my unusual spirits to joy on his arrival, but when he observed me more attentively, he saw a wildness in my eyes for which he could not account, and my loud, unrestrained, heartless laughter frightened and astonished him" (63-64). Clerval noticed how Victor's life full of joy was now empty and upset. Clerval proposes the idea for Victor to…

predominant manly talks, break into the general population circle, and somehow affect or impact the U.S. nonexistent, regardless of the possibility that that impact is short lived" (76). Pough contends that, since hip-jump culture encourages the sort of wildness important to "bring wreck" to…

Lord of the Flies is a known, controversial story regarding ethics in humanity, even if it does not seem as so. In the novel, Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, the author established another meaning behind it. Golding created a book that is more than just about a group of boys stranded on a remote island. Lord of the Flies has different ways to be interpreted as an allegory. The two authors, L.L. Dickson and Kirsten Olsen, gave their thoughts on what they believe the allegory…

that He can be seen through what He has created. Places such as western Dakota, so far from the majority of civilization, do this particularly well. People are reminded of the greatness and power of the Creator when they experience the vastness and wildness of His creation. Western Dakota can be a very difficult place to live. The people are dependent on the extreme weather and they do not have the opportunity to experience the benefits of an urban environment. However, many of the long-term…