Throughout literature, rings and jewelry have been traditional symbols of wealth. ... The Greasers, even though they possess little power still use this for good rather then evil. ... They can be a symbol of society's outlook and treatment towards the poor. ...
Lear has given away his position of power, but still hangs onto the symbols of power, such as the company of knights. ... Often the surfeits of our own behaviour, we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon and the stars - Edmond's eventual demise at the close of the play symbolises the triumph of good over evil. ... They are conveyed as being instinctively drawn to the pure evil that emulates from Edmond's being through costuming. ...
Carroll references Paolo Virno, when he mentions "Major West seems to prove Virno's argument that "evil expresses itself precisely as a horrible response to the risk inherent in this world, as a dangerous search for protection.... It is through our own interpretation of these symbols that allows us to understand and fix the vulnerabilities within our society....
The evil character Scar bears much resemblance to Creon, Jocasta's brother who became ruler by default and brought destruction to Thebas. ... The comic book character Superman is also an iconic cultural symbol, representing a heroic figure that has become the personification of strength. ... Her sword, a masculine image of strength and power, which could be seen as a phallic symbol, is worn on her back or her side. ...
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...
