However there lies dormant within the heart of man a beast; a savage "heart of darkness" that, from time and circumstance, rears its head for all to behold. In The Secret Sharer, author Joseph Conrad explores one man's journey into this self-discovery through the narrator's point of view, symbolism, imagery, and setting. ... An important symbolic quality to note is the sleeping suits the two share. ... Instead the captain showed compassion and in doing so, symbolically acknowledged his darker side's existence. ... The Secret Sharer is a story of opposites forming a whole. ...

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Section 1: A description of the dark side of human nature. Human nature is "the general psychological characteristics, feelings, and behavioural traits of humankind, regarded as shared by all humans.... Hawthorne has different reasons for dealing with the dark side of human nature and examines "the truth of the human heart" (Pearson, 243) by looking into the dark regions of the psyche. ... The veil is a symbol for the secret sin that all people carry within themselves. ... Everyone has a dark side and a compassionate side. ...

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Heart of Darkness opens on a boat called "Nellie." ... Since he was a child, Marlow dreamed of venturing into the dark places on maps. ... Marlow wonders if the trip to hear Kurtz is worth the life of the black helmsman-a notion that would have been unthinkable to him had he not made this journey into the "heart of darkness." ... According to Marlow, Kurtz has been overtaken by the wild darkness. ... Bobbing about on the Thames, the narrator spies incoming clouds and remarks that even the river upon which they now sit flows "into the heart of immense darkness." ...

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The Visions of Light Vs Darkness When Joseph Conrad composed Heart of Darkness he created a literary masterpiece which embodied the essence of light contrasting with darkness. ... (Crankshaw 34) In Heart of Darkness Conrad makes the reader "see- by absorbing into every aspect possible of the book images of lightness and darkness. ... The physical setting of the novel plays a major role in the journey through Heart of Darkness in both a physical or literal sense as well as in the metaphorical journey through one's own heart. ... It is not only what Marlow says that makes him fit in with th...

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The Kurtz in Heart of Darkness was the chief of the Inner Station along the Congo River. ... In Heart of Darkness the follow was a Russian trader. ... In Heart of Darkness Marlow traveled down the Congo with a group of pilgrims and cannibals. ... Heck, they shared the same name. ... In Heart of Darkness the form of imperialism was different but no different. ...

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The forest is like a dark and mysterious place where a dark creature, the "Black Man," lives. ... He gets reed of the pain by telling everyone about how he sinned with Hester, which takes away the burden on his heart. ... One major theme of The Scarlet Letter is that a dark hidden secret, unless the secret is told to others, causes pain and suffering to the beholder. ... Throughout the story Dimmesdale is haunted by his dark secret, even in his every breath. ... I learned that I shouldn't let my secrets eat me form the inside, I should share them and ask others to help me to concur them....

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Here are a few examples: The song "Great Gig in the Sky- plays throughout the tornado scene; during the song "Time- a sign is showed displaying the words "Past, Present, and Future-; the song "Eclipse- ends with the beating of a heart whenever Dorothy is listening to the Tinman's chest. ... It is not 4 completely preposterous to think that he could have linked the two together without letting the others in on the secret. ... If Roger Waters had revealed his secret when the album was first released, it may have been rejected by fans. ... So why not let everyone in on the secre...

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Bees have a secret life we don't know anything about.... Therefore life with the Calendar sisters must remain a secret just as the life of bees. ... Terrance Ray Owen's influence over Lily is that of a dark cloud that looms over her life. ... " 'Cause I ain't gonna care" That was a lie. ...despite her sharp ways, her heart was more tender than a flower skin..." ... She is able to liberate herself from T.Ray's clutches, his dark cloud finally disappearing. ...

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The three Byronic characteristics that Branwell, Rochester and Heathcliff share are their want for a woman they can't have, their proneness to being moody and their dark secrets that have occurred because of their isolated travels. ... One Byronic characteristic Rochester, Heathcliff and Branwell share is their love for a woman they can't have. ... The dark secret carried by Rochester, Heathcliff and Branwell all revolve around their want for a woman that isn't available to them. ... Lydia Robinson, Branwell's love, refused his proposal and then left him empty and broken ...

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Later, when he goes away to college in pursuit of knowledge about alchemy and other sciences, everything gets darker and darker. ... This includes things such as secrets and crime, both of which share the spotlight in Frankenstein. ... When Victor finally tells his secret to Walton, it is as if some of the burden has been lifted and he dies soon after. ... In "The Tell Tale Heart," the main character hears the beating of the heart of a man that he killed and buried in the floor. ... Death, darkness, rain, and horror are all needed to make a good Gothic novel. ...

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The ad for Secret is clearly targeting teens, who are dating. ... The white table is almost a heart shape to give way to the romance scene in the ad. ... They are sharing a chocolate milkshake. ... Keep it a Secret." ... The rest of the ad has a black background to stand for darkness of her outfit. ...

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"Frome's heart was beating fast. ... In this scene, Ethan remembers the moments and thoughts him and Mattie share. ... The red sunset represents the beauty of their love, and the secret mental fervent romance they share. ... Mattie blushes at the excitement of sledding down a dark road with her arms wrapped around Ethan's body. That next evening Zeena returns and discovers the red pickle dish as she looks for her medicine in her secret place...

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"Frome's heart was beating fast. ... In this scene, Ethan remembers the moments and thoughts him and Mattie share. ... The red sunset represents the beauty of their love, and the secret mental fervent romance they share. ... Mattie blushes at the excitement of sledding down a dark road with her arms wrapped around Ethan's body. That next evening Zeena returns and discovers the red pickle dish as she looks for her medicine in her secret place...

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Together, they share a carefree existence scampering across the roofs of the college, racing through the streets of Oxford, or waging war with the other children in town. But that life changes forever when Lyra and her dmon, Pantalaimon, prevent an assassination attempt on her uncle, the powerful Lord Asriel, and then overhear a secret discussion about a mysterious entity known as Dust. ... The Amber Spyglass The Amber Spyglass brings the intrigue of The Northern Lights and The Subtle Knife to a heart stopping close, marking the third and final volume as the most powerful of the trilog...

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While Dimmesdale awaited her appeal, he placed his hand over his heart "a habit the reader will recognize further through the novel. ... Unlike Hester, however, he has no audience, and even if someone were to see him, they would not recognize him in the darkness. ... It also unites the three characters, as they share a common secret. ...

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When she learns of a dark secret he has been keeping, she flees to another part of England where she meets St. ... If Jane had gone through her life looking for beauty instead of someone who shared a mental similarity with her, she never would of found happiness. ... "She was very showy, but she was not genuine; she had a fine person, many brilliant attainments, but her mind was poor, her heart barren by nature..." ... One of the purposes of this book is to make us realize that love comes from within the heart, and that beauty is actually only a bonus. ...

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During the play, he suffers because of his dark secrets and battles his conscience even after his specific desire is reached or accomplished. ... (5.3.76) As a result, Macbeth has no one to share his thoughts with, no son to pas on his crown to, and no honor in himself. ... Or art thou but A dagger of the mind, a false creation, Proceeding from the heart-oppressed brain? ... All events in this play, take place at night, in a dark environment, or during a storm. This symbolizes the darkness, evil, and confusion that are lurking inside Macbeth's mind. ...

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Bilbo did not seem pleased he had no need of adventure, even though he was secretly intrigued, but more so he was very frightened. ... Those involving many fights, traps, dark forests, and having to deal with creatures like trolls, goblins, elves, spiders, and many others. ... When they finally reached the lonely mountain they had to find a secret door, which led to a secret entrance into it. ... But the party saw them and they had other plans they wanted to keep this treasure for themselves, well all except for Bilbo, which had no problem with sharing. As time went on the dwarves barricaded t...

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The novel begins to seek into the heart and conscience of Arthur Dimmesdale when Roger Chillingworth questions him about his thoughts on sinners and their secrets. Feeling full well the distress of his own secret, Arthur proclaims that those who hold such "miserable secrets will yield them up that last day with a joy unutterable." (Hawthorne118) By this expression, Arthur offers a glimpse into his tortured heart and shows how heavy a burden his secret is. ... Not only is the health of Arthur's body in question, but the condition of his heart and soul is questionable. ... Pearl also serve...

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People have friends to share experiences with, go to concerts, athletic events, parties, essentially share the events of their lives with each other. ... Phineas had trusted Gene to keep this secret because he was loyal. ... Friends need to know that they would not have to tell a deep dark secret to each other, such asI tried to kill you yesterday.? ... In life, people can't keep their thoughts to themselves or what happens to them a secret. That is why the best way to keep a secret is to never tell anyone. ...

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Coppola created this film with "ambitious effort to show Vietnam as America's Heart of Darkness, with Joseph Conrad's story providing the narrative skeleton" "(Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 1-1) and many themes, meanings, and entire scenes from the movie do in fact come directly from Conrad's book. Aside from the adaptation of Heart of Darkness's story into the film Apocalypse Now illustrates the hardships of war in nearly every aspect of a soldiers life. ... Ford's use of imagery, darkness, and slow and long cross dissolves also create vivid realizations of the ...

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The only light in the dark atmosphere is a rosebush growing by the prison door. ... Meanwhile, venerable Reverend Dimmesdale's body starts to waste away from a mysterious heart condition. ... He does this, however, in the pitch-black darkness of the night, so the situation is not exactly the same. ... They stood in the noon of that strange and solemn splendour, as if it were the light that is to reveal all secrets, and the daybreak that shall unite all who belong to one another."   ... Dimmesdale clutches his heart instinctively and admits to Hester that he hates Chillingworth. ...

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Even though Chillingworth is the most reasonable sinner, he has stolen Hester Prynne youth, another sin Chillingworth did was tricking the heart of a fellow mate and sacrificing a friendship to satisfy his own selfishness, and he also has lied to a society of Puritans which is a huge sin because in the Puritans' eyes committing a terrible sin is failing to admit to it. Roger Chillingworth is twisted and in the puritans society he was consider a dark soul. ... " ― Nathaniel Hawthorne Roger Chillingworth has committed many sins that he hasn't shared with the public, he keeps...

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After a heart attack in 1945, however, he gave up teaching and made some return to expressionism, which is when he composed A Survivor from Warsaw, String Trio. ... When World War II ended and the terrible secret of the Holocaust was revealed, Schoenberg was deeply shaken. ... Several chilling pieces explore the dark side of the Holocaust and are intentionally troubling, while other works are affirmations of faith and hope. ... The use of tolling bells and men's voices singing in the bass range creates a dark and foreboding musical composition. ... What might seem a brutal and artificia...

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