Factual symbol for Coleridge is sacramental (Barth, Symbolic, 13). ... An owl, being a creature of the night, is a true symbol of a herald of death (May 3). Coleridge is describing night, obviously, but through symbol an omen is foreshadowed. ... Instead of evil, Coleridge thought in terms of pain, arguing that the function of pain in the divine plan is to chasten man for his moral evil and return him to path of virtue. ... Coleridge was not intending to make her mother a gothic apparition, but an attention holder and symbol of "Mary-. ...

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"Black as my soul." (158) was Lang's response to the interviewer's question when the interviewer Power asked him in 1973, "How do you take your coffee?" (158). This response is characteristic of the dark underlying tone that is prevalent in many Lang's films. According to Professor Polan, many Lang's films share a recurring theme - destiny, a destiny which is typically random and uncaring. ...

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The setting, symbols, and the characters each contain light and dark images create the center theme of the novel. ... The river is the first of these symbols to appear in the story. ... Right away as the reader is able to visualize both settings of each river, they are able to decipher Conrad's metaphor of civilization, representing goodness and light and the uncivilized representing evil and darkness. ... The literal journey into the jungle is a metaphor, or a symbol, for the journey into the uncharted human soul. ...

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Evil III. ... Grendel, the monster, can also be a symbol of Christianity. ... Sir Gawain's shield can be seen as a symbol of Christ, the pentangle representing the five wounds of Christ. ... The main character Constance is a symbol of Christian faith and purity while other religions in the tale are depicted as evil. ... He first battles Grendel the evil monsters then he battles the troll wife and in his last adventure as king he battles an evil dragon that has threatened his kingdom. ...

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These things are known as allegories, because they are symbols that stand for the truths about human life. ... William Golding uses religious allegory to unveil the truth about evil within all humans and bases the idea off of the struggle between Christ and the Devil, otherwise understood as good and evil. ... The evil within man is shown through Jack who is quickest to bare his animalistic and savage ways and untie his strings with civilization. ... In addition to the boy's illustration of true human nature, Jack and his tribe fully give themselves over to evil. They leave the sow's...

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Stoker also employs juxtaposing colour imagery, initially with 'white teeth'; a colour often associated with the motif of innocence and purity, against 'ruby... burning... red' which are common symbols of lust, warning and foreshadowed death. ... Here the temptation of Geraldine's wild and supernatural appearance unsettles Christabel, and as Gabriele Cocco writes, it leads her 'innocence and purity' to be 'violated by sin'20, the temptation of evil being the antithetical force to pure virtue. ... Unlike Dracula and Christabel, in The Rime of the Anc...

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The lamb also becomes a symbol of the deterministic delight of the divine. ... The lamb, thus, becomes a symbol of God and of the innocence of children as it is only in the children that God is most visible. ... He brings up the question of evil's existence, to quote "The Tyger," from Songs of Experience: "Did he who make the lamb make thee"". ... The poem raises an innovative question that if God is responsible for creating both the good things in life (the lamb) and the evil things (the tyger), how can God be good and moral? ... Satan thus becomes a symbol of the repressed. ...

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Ralph had thought the signal fire-a symbol of civilization-was the only way to lure rescuers to the island. ... Golding's experience in World War II had a profound effect on his view of humanity and the evils of which it was capable. ... Though the novel is fictional, its exploration of the idea of human evil is at least partly based on Golding's experience with the real-life violence and brutality of World War II. ... Some believed that the novel explores fundamental religious issues, such as original sin and the nature of good and evil. ...

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Evil Macbeth EVIL MACBETH Darkness in our society is indicative of evil. For instance, a black cat, a dark night, a dark place are all symbols of evil. ... The evilness in them brigs out the good in other characters in the play. ... If Macbeth truly did not want to commit evil, he could have refused his Lady's arrangements. ... However, Macbeth shows that he has a conscience and that he can differentiate good from evil. ...

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In this scene, the exorcist and some archaeologists are standing face to face with the evil demon, which symbolizes the turmoil and confrontation to come. ... The possessed person also displays hatred and or fear for symbols of goodness and sanctity. ... The possessed person also displays hatred and or fear for symbols of goodness and sanctity or anything holy. ... Many of us at some stage in our lives have been spooked and felt or feared what might be believed to be an ominous or evil spiritual presence. ... Throughout the church's history, it has identified evil spirits in demon-p...

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She writes about several different themes including good and evil, love and hate, beauty and ugliness, friendship, and death. ... Expanding on the representation of Jesus or God in The Bluest Eye, Alexander understands the problem of how a supposedly omnipotent and loving God can allow the existence of evil and suffering to still take place. ... I don't see Alexander's argument as a problem with the novel in comparison to my understanding that evil and suffering must still take place under the control of a loving God to make the word revolve correctly. I believe differently that ever...

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The story displays some of the darkest elements of the human soul: guilt, revenge, and evil. ... Pearl delights in the scarlet letter and enjoys emphasizing the symbol on her mother's breast. ... Pearl is a symbol in the story; she is Hester's salvation, pride, and joy, and also acts as an eternal reminder of Hester's sin. ... "And there stood the minister, with his hand over his heart; and Hester Prynne, with the embroidered letter glimmering on her bosom; and little Pearl, herself a symbol, and the connecting link between those two. ...

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Jack, a child, shows evil that you would only really expect form an adult. ... Jack was also involved in the in humane murders of Jack and Piggy, again, showing his evil. ... This would have seen him come across as evil, like Jack was. ...

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Kurtz resembles the archetypal "evil genius": the highly gifted but ultimately degenerate individual whose fall is the stuff of legend. ... Kurtz can be criticized in the same terms that Heart of Darkness is sometimes criticized: style entirely overrules substance, providing a justification for amorality and evil. ... His perverse honesty leads to his downfall, as his success threatens to expose the evil practices behind European activity in Africa. ...

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It does so through the symbol of the open door. ... When the film opens, the evil in Dussander is dormant. ... Thus, Dussander's evil is linked to Todd's. ... The cat represents a victim of Dussander's evil, and thus can symbolize that evil. ... Thus, the evil of Dussander is linked to Todd. ...

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[S] Initially, Macbeth is far from evil within: "Chance may crown me, without my stir," preferring to let fate lead his future. ... [S] Although Macbeth is tempted by evil as soon as he meets the witches, Banquo, in contrast, is wary from the outset. ... Although he has accomplished his goal of becoming King of Scotland, his guilt for all the evil he now represents is becoming unbearable. ... ," proving that her evil deed in still on her conscience. ... The evil deed of murdering the king becomes too much of a burden on the Macbeths. ...

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"Love Metal" was seen as a combination between Evil and Love within the realm of music. ... Ville is in love, but this other person is not, which embodies the characteristic that love can indeed be evil. ... Ville believed that the heartagram represented the love and evil that HIM's music was about. The heart represents love, and the pentagram represents evil www.sweetest666.de/). People who opposed the heartagram said it was a symbol of the band's evil music that they produced. ...

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Clearly the book of Revelation is the ultimate battle between good and evil. ... The content of Revelation is very complex apocalyptic literature consisting of many symbols some of which are explained and other are not. ... This revelation is the battle between good and evil, the people against God, with satan's evil powers trying to destroy God through his people. ...

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There are many Christian symbols, which are entangled throughout the story. ... This fact combined with the religious symbols makes this seem very plausible. ... It is labeled a symbol of truth; the star has five points that interlock with each other, forming what is called the "endless knot." The action of the story comes to a halt as the narrator stresses the importance of Gawain's shield and what it symbolizes: "It is a symbol that Solomon designed long ago 
As an emblem of fidelity, and justly so; 

Therefore it suits this knight and his shining arms, For always f...

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At the same time, it also reinforces the theme of the story, that because man is evil inside, he cannot help but release that evil. ... By using its name as the title of the book, the author clarifies that the story is more about the inner evil of mankind than about the boys themselves. ... Golding uses the Lord of the Flies to symbolize the theme of man's inner evil. ... It is therefore not the same Satan, who tempted Christ, but rather a much more primitive, vile form of evil found inside all humans. (Dick, Bernard F. page 28) This is Golding's goal, to present mankind's evil ...

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A typical moral principle that may be considered by many, including Descartes, as an innate moral, is the belief in God or some other symbol of religion. ... It is only a game of symbol, nothing about existence. ...

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INTRODUCTION In his book "Love of Enemies" William Klassen examines the various interpretations of love of enemies in relation to war and peace in the Jewish and Christian faiths. Klassen has three distinct concerns that make an influence on his views on peace. First, Klassen feel...

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In a close reading of the two texts it is clear that Revelation and Enoch draw from a shared pool of apocalyptic symbols and numerological concepts. ... In this paper, a review of the literature regarding Enoch's influence on Revelation will be followed by an analysis of the similarities and differences in the symbols and themes of Enoch and the Revelation of St. ... (Malina & Pilch 2000) Although both Revelation and 1 Enoch clearly share a monster motif, the beasts in Enoch function as a reward for the righteous, while the beasts in Revelation serve as a kind of political commentary...

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The corruption and evils that overtake these children leave us with heavy hearts. ... No one would feel as much sympathy for a thief or addict, because they are bringing evil upon themselves, whereas a child is thrust into the evils of society. ... He is quoted in the article saying "The children raise questions of good and evil more often than most children I've met in the United States. ...

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The Thought of One Ayn Rand, the author of many inspirational novels is one of the most controversial authors of the twentieth century. She defines her self as, "I am not primaraly an advovate of capitalism, but of egoism; I am not primarily an advocate of egoism, but of reason. If one recognizes the supremacy of reason and applies it consistently, all the rest follows. This--the supremacy of reason--was, is and will be the primary concern of my work, and the essence of Objectivism. (Brief Summary p. 1 )" Ayn Rand was born in Russia in 1905 and moved to America when she was 21. ...

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