Although the scarlet "A" keeps her in the dark, she also is a symbol of it. Pearl's function in the novel is a symbol, used to show that the production of Hester and Dimmesdale's illicit actions did not produce evil, but a beautiful and precocious, young girl. ... (Fossum 46-47) In addition to the larger symbols, there are also many minor symbols which are very important. ... She tries to turn Hester to her evil ways and meet in the forest, but Hester will not. ... (Novelguide) Nathaniel Hawthorne uses symbols very well in his novel The Scarlet Letter. ...

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The evil characters would be Mr. ... He is the evil lost half brother of Oliver. The character is introduced as an evil desperate man in need of money. ... SYMBOLS There are not very many symbols in the story. Probably the only recognizable symbol is when Oliver asks for more food from Mr. ...

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The symbols of light and darkness in Macbeth are used to illustrate the contrasts between good and evil, to explain the actions of the protagonists, and are associated with sight and blindness to emphasize drama. ... Ultimately, light and darkness represent good and evil.  ... Evil, his ˜black and deep desires', is begin to take control of him. ... Through these evil deeds, it is evident that Shakespeare wanted to emphasize the fact that darkness easily overtakes light. ... Shakespeare uses the symbols of sight and blindness to emphasize the theme of guilt by personifying the gui...

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TO BE EVIL OR NOT TO BE IS THAT THE QUESTION? ... This creed leads Brown into the dark forest to confront evil. ... Brown's intentional meeting with evil says he lacked confidence in his own faith. ... "Having refused to look at evil, he is left in a state of moral uncertainty that is worse, in a way, than evil itself" (Adams 165). ... There are many rich biblical symbols in Hawthorne's tale. ...

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"Lady Macbeth is the embodiment of evil and we are not meant to feel any sympathy for her."" ... This does suggest that there is evil in Lady Macbeth, though not total evil, because she still strives to seem innocent. True evil would not care. ... We see in act two, scene two Lady Macbeth has been drinking, and yet she is still well within her right mind, and says: "That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold- indicating that the drink has given her the strength of will to go through with the murder, which many would argue is another symbol of her evilness. ... I think that she is no...

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They, both, are God's creatures whose sublime goal on earth is to worship their Lord, do righteous deeds, and avoid evil and they, both, will be assessed accordingly (ICS). ... Symbols The Cross-, a symbol for Christians all over the world, is one of the most common structures of the Western Culture. ... (Online Symbols) Islam The crescent moon and star is an internationally recognized symbol of the faith of Islam. Islam religion does not have many symbols. ... Judaism Symbols One of the oldest symbols of the Jewish faith is the menorah, a seven-branched candelabrum used in t...

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Although the theme of jealousy is commonly mistaken for being tied with love alone, Shakespeare described how jealousy can be present in different ways throughout the play, he uses three different symbols to represent the main theme; these symbols includes love, paranoia and ego. Firstly, Shakespeare's first symbol used to represent jealousy is love. ... Secondly, another symbol of jealousy used by Shakespeare in "Othello" is paranoia. ... Shakespeare uses this symbol representing self-importance of certain characters and how dictates the course of action in the play. ... Demo...

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The archetypal elaborations to symbols shown are very well established to urge the diagnostics of the patterns that foreshadows the movie. ... Next is Annie, The temptress which has a lot evil nerves going thru her demonic brain that actually hides her shadow to her innocent looks with a gold cross necklace. ... Pig are close enough to a boar which gives a connotation of ferocious, violent, death, sloth ,gluttony ,evil ,dirt and vulgarity. Boars are pigs that has tusk and charges enemies ,mostly of pigs are filthy and their is also a story in the bible which boars are associated with evil. .....

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The lamb is also a symbol of life. ... "The Tyger" is a harsh version of the world that talks about the evil within. ... "The tiger signifies more than evil; it also suggests a mysterious, passionate, and violent beauty at odds with the pat, peaceful innocence of its contrary, the symbol on the lamb in Blake's complementary poem"(Curley 1-2). ... This creates a negative impression of the tiger, so some might say that the tiger is symbolic of evil. ... Some people may go even further to conclude that the tiger is a symbol of Satan. ...

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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. ...

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Despite beliefs forced upon people as a whole, Witches are not evil. ... It is their belief that to name evil is to give evil power. ... The pentagram or pentacle has come to represent evil but it is not evil in the slightest unless it is inverted or broken. ... A second symbol is the spiral which represents the dance of divine energy. ... A last symbol is the symbol of the Goddess which is a full moon flanked by a waxing and waning crescent moon on either side. ...

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Blake describes the lamb as symbol of childhood innocence. ... The poem describes the tiger as being a symbol of evil. ... - By repeating variations of the word dread in the poem, he emphasizes the evil of tiger and the evil this tiger possesses. ... A lamb, on almost any interpretation of the poem bearing its name, is a symbol of good and peace which we are inclined to see as goodness. A tiger on the other hand, is a vicious, fearsome, and violent creature, and therefore, can be taken as a symbol of evil. ...

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The symbol of clothing is particularly used to suggest the hiding of ones true self is also widely used in order to achieve the general theme of evil. ... This demonstrates Macbeth's first step towards evil. ... Lady Macbeth's sleep walking scene is the perfect example of the light and dark symbol. ... ", symbolizes Lady Macbeth's fear of darkness and or evil. ... The raven, a symbol of death, announces the arrival of death for Macbeth with a voice hoarser than usually would be. ...

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The style of "apocalyptic writing" delivers a message using symbols, images and numbers. Some of the symbols and images in the book of Revelation compare the Roman emperor with the Devil and the ancient Roman Empire as the ultimate evil. ... Assuring them that God was still in control, and that all evil whether it be the present persecution from the Roman Empire, or future hardships, would eventually be completely destroyed, and that their suffering had not been in vain. ... When the Idealists look at the book of Revelation and the symbolic way in which it was written, they see the ...

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The whole act of sucking the blood out is the symbol of endearing energy, the source of nourishment for evil force. ... Coming back to previously mentioned vision, the evil side is gaining energy and the act of sucking becomes only a symbol. ... As without the good, there would not be the evil, just like without the light there would not be the darkness. ... Firstly, let's look at this act as a symbol of an energetic vampire, who needs to gain energy because is unable to keep its own energy. ... The evil is triumphant just like in Jacopo Ligozzi's "Death Exterminating the Human Race-...

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For instance, Lord Voldermort is the evil character because he has done a lot of harm by choice. ... Voldemort is evil because he decided to be mean and socializing with bad people has never been good. ... Gryffindor is associated with fire since it has a lion as a symbol. ... It has a snake as a symbol a swift, deadly creature that can cause harm but still can escape unnoticed. ... For instance, if one house was described as evil they will have to create the spell in a mean way. ...

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Throughout the novel, many symbols are used, the most apparent of which are that of a turtle, grapes, various symbols from the bible, and a cat. ... In the bible, old grapes are destroyed to produce new grapes, all symbolizing the struggle of good and evil. ... One such symbol is in his main characters. ... Jim Casy is used as a symbol of Jesus Christ. ... The flood at the end of the novel is also a biblical reference meaning that God is angry with the evil of the world and must use something to end it. ...

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The color grey is a prevalent symbol throughout the novella. ... Delano refuses to see the evil that is in the harsh realities of slavery and that not all individuals may be as they appear. ... The blacks fight back to save themselves from the evils of the white man who forced them into oppression. ... The color gray is first illustrated as a symbol throughout the story when Melville depicts the setting, "Everything was mute and calm; everything grey" (Melville 1). ... The color of grey that is prevalent throughout the story is a key symbol that shows the inability to split all of ...

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Golding presents evil as a them throughout the book. The evil that is inside human beings is symbolised in the beast . ... This illustrates the evil in Jack and how he can scare the weaker members of society. ... Simon who I see as a symbol of goodness, wants to respect and admire the island. ... It becomes a symbol for order and civilisation. ...

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So, how does Dickens explore the theme of god and evil in his plot? ... The last evil character is Bill Sikes. ... Unfortunately, there is not much "proof from the text" that can be used to prove my points, as my teacher told me that finding real symbols in books is guessing, but you get better the more you practice. ... I see Oliver Twist itself as a symbol. ... He was saying that good is good and evil is evil no matter what, no matter where you find it, and against all belief it didn't make a difference what class you were in. ...

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But what is the dark side of human nature and how does it motivate evil, and how is it perceived differently? ... The black veil is a symbol for the guilt he feels for his sins and that all men hide behind their sin. ... The veil is a symbol for the secret sin that all people carry within themselves. ... Another symbol is the Puritan interest in the concept of "sin". ... The dark side of human nature motivates evil by the innate drives that humans have. ...

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So the two symbols superimposed express the "both ways state" of being and becoming in harmony or balance. ... Another widely known symbol is the Claddagh, a heart being held by two hands, on the heart is a crown. ... Another important symbol was the Celtic cross; it much resembled the roman cross but with back round detail, and wider arms. ... When he learnt of this evil power he fled from the lake in utter terror. ... When the baby was born the evil goddess set him adrift in a bag in the sea. ...

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Walden pond is a very complex and indeterminable symbol in the book because perspectives plays an important role which makes it different things to even the same people. ... Then he calls it "some evil genius" which makes sense. Society is a genius that it can create so much and evolve to the point of where it is, but from his perspective society is evil not because of wrong doings, but for things that he is against, such as conformity. ... Thoreau has turned the water into a symbol of heavenly purity available to humankind on earth. ... As the pond transforms into various symbols it is st...

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This analysis of Golding's novel proves to support significant evidence that humans are naturally evil, unless that evil is tamed. ... The struggle on the island becomes a struggle between good and evil. ... Golding uses many different tactics and many symbols in proving his point that there is an evil lurking inside everybody. The beast is just one of the symbols that he uses to show this. The beast also acts as a model for evil. ...

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As well as Stressing Caliban's bestiality, critics pointed out that Caliban was Ariel's opposite, "the other" in a binary opposition between body and spirit, evil and good, guilt and innocence-a view that fits well with eighteenth-century moral certainties. ... He was not evil by nature, they argued, but he acquired the European's vices rather than virtues. ... Interpreting Prospero's book as the symbols of a literate technology with which the ruling classes of Europe controlled the subliterates of the Third World, critics regarded that Prospero's suppression of the Ca...

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