They complement one another and through the essence of the creator, they show the true nature of man- blend of good and evil. ... "The Lamb" is a symbol of innocence, humanity and purity, as well as a symbol of life as it provides men with food and wool. ... The child is symbol not only of innocent, but of hope and developing personality and according to Lewis Carrol "writing of childhoodis writing of life" (Georgieva 4). ... However, when man becomes more mature, it becomes aware of the tiger, or the evil in the world. ... The evil makes the good possible and valued. ...

• Word Count: 1920
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Besides this there is a sense conveyed to the reader in the novel that the evil spirits in the room have been exorcised partially, for "the girlshadow and the hagshadow go limp and openmouthed, slipping down the walls torn by their halfness". ... In this case, the house as a whole, and the aboriginal man are used a symbol to prove this. Firstly, the note of middle C that recurs throughout the novel in the house is used as a symbol for how family can change lives for the better. Middle C has a tendency to sound harsh, and evil but can sound harmonic if placed in the right context. ... The main ...

• Word Count: 1957
• Approx Pages: 8

Legalism believed that human nature was evil and individuals were disciplined by laws, where rewards and punishments were enforced. ... Therefore, the Legalists, "recommended terrible punishments for those who refused to obey the power. " The most essential principle of legalism was that humans were naturally evil and inclined toward unlawful and self-centered behavior. ... There was no total good and evil or negative and positive. The Yin-Yang symbol exemplified this view of unity. ... This symbol portrayed that within the Yang there existed the Yin and vice versa which caused the balance ...

• Word Count: 1267
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

An overall theme of good versus evil is present in The Princess and the Goblin, just as it is in religion. In theology, good is represented by light, purity, and faith as opposed to evil, which is often represented as dark, evil, and without faith. This becomes the major conflict in the novel, as it is a fight for the good, Irene and Curdie, to defeat the evil goblins. Similarly, the overlying theme in religion is the struggle between good and evil- light and dark, heaven and hell, God and the Devil. ... By analyzing these Christian allegories throughout the novel, readers are able to have a m...

• Word Count: 1315
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

These gods represented people, places, things, symbols and event moments in time that represented parts that makeup a religious belief system. ... Next you have Satan, aka the devil and the source of evil. Originally he was a good angel named Lucifer who turned evil by wanting to make himself into God. ... This symbol represents the items in which Jesus was crucified upon, a cross. ...

• Word Count: 1667
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Humans are naturally inclined to act in an evil way therefore the created world is not perfect. ... No one is destined to be good or evil. ... I agree that the world is genuinely good and that evil is only materialized through the wrongdoings of the human race. ... Creation is not evil by nature: but it is what we do with it that affects its outcome for humanity. ... Everything tangible part of our world is a symbol of God's presence. ...

• Word Count: 1680
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Christians needed to hide these messages within pictures and symbols because during that time, around 150 AD, the religion of Christianity was still illegal, and wasn't made legal until 313 AD by Emperor Constantine. ... Since Christianity was still illegal, fish and fish-like symbols symbolized the presence of Christianity. ... Because she was beheaded by Perseus, her head is the main symbol of evil and death. ...

• Word Count: 1856
• Approx Pages: 7
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Comparing and contrasting Marx" belief on religion as a social opium, along with Emile Durkheim and Max Weber's understanding and account of religion within society. How do we account for religion - its origin, its development, and even its persistence in modern society? This is a question, which has occupied many people in a variety of fields for quite a long time. At one point, the answers were framed in purely theological and religious terms, assuming the truth of Christian revelations and proceeding from there. But through the 18th and 19th centuries, a more "naturalistic" appr...

• Word Count: 2462
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate