It can be said that a certain degree of darkness lies within every person, but this darkness will not surface unless given the correct environment. The darkness, however, can emerge and ultimately destroy the person if not checked by reason. Eventually we find out that both Dorian, from Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Kurtz, from Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, are defeated by their darkness and fall prey to its wrath. ... At the beginning of the novel Marlow begins his descent into the Congo, which presents a dark image of death and suffering. ... Due to Kurtz&#...

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"I was attacked in the dark, an in the fight I have killed a man" (64). Worst of all, the pearl brought with it death, the death of an innocent baby. Coyotito's death was a result of Kino's obsession with the pearl. ... The killing of men, the beating of Juana, as well as the death of Coyotito, stand as proof that the pearl is a sign of evil. ...

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After learning of Nouty's death, he battles with a divided self. ... With Nouty's death, Synesios appears lost, struggling and lonely. ... Relying on suggestions of Denis de Rougemont to paint a picture of evil it is possible to put an image to darkness. ... By finding God, controlling desires, and facing darkness with light, you can be converted. ... With the shattering, (Nouty's leaving and death for Synesios) comes a battle with good and evil in which only good can become the victor and love for all prevails. ...

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After this, Emil divides the world into two crude categories: the light and the dark. ... His struggle between the forces of good and evil are represented by the realms of light and darkness, as well as by the people he meets during his life. ... A classic bully, Kromer introduces Emil to the world of darkness with simple blackmail. ... Emil said, "Once again, I belonged wholly to the dark world, to the Devil, and in that world I counted as a great guy." ... Eventually, he somewhat gives into that desire and joins the hunters for a celebration shortly before Simon's death. ...

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While Simon attempts to be the pure, Christ-like figure of the group, he tragically fails due to the darkness that exists within mankind. ... Simon is the first one to realize the truth about the beast and how it is a concept of darkness that comes from within the boys, rather than a physical creature. ... Simon points out the possibility of the boys being the beast, meaning that the beast is the darkness that is inside each and every human being. After the chaste civilian gets stabbed to death by the other boys acting outwardly savage, Simon's blood gets washed away, representing the ...

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Also, before Beowulf defeats Grendel, he becomes notable due to his acts of courage, which can be understood when he states, " They have seen my strength for themselves, have watched me rise from the darkness of war, dripping with my enemies" blood." ... This immediately reveals that Grendel is a creature of darkness that thrives on depraved pleasures, and the reference to hell inevitably associates him with Satan who is the evil character in the Christian faith. Also, the fact that he accomplishes all of his evil deeds in the darkness of night exhibits that he himself is of caliginous charact...

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In us all we have two sides the good and the bad but what if we were able to indulge in our evil desires of our darker side and no one would ever find out? ... When the next time Jekyll got the urge to become Hyde the monster went on a rampage and killed a man by beating him to death. ... Jekyll thought he could control the darkness but it was controlling him. ...

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In one of my favorite poems by Rumi, "The Elephant in the Dark House", he points out that without sight of something our understanding of it cannot grow because of our limitation of knowledge. ... In his poem, "The Man Who Fled from Azrael", Rumi points out that we cannot escape, hide, or runaway from death no matter what we do. . ... Death is part of life and we are all going to die sometime but if everyone knew when it would happen it would create panic among everyone. ...

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Most people now consider "Hell" to be an evil place that rebellious people go to after death. ... Throughout the whole poem, a motif of light and dark is presented between God and Satan. ... Individuals normally look at light in a positive way and darkness in a negative way. ... Milton also shows the dark side through Satan as the other part of the lightness and darkness motif. ... The actions of evil are considered negative, and with that aspect he was distinguished as dark. ...

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His white garb, and natural glowing of light makes his death seem symbolic for good. ... Claggort's death is very short and appropriate "to his navel grade." ... Claggort's death completely contrasts with the pure death of Billy Budd. Billy's death is portrayed as good, conquering, and symbolic, which directly foils that of Claggort's. ... Dark traits are often used to express evil, as light and beauty to express good. ...

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Hawthorne also uses the forest as a symbol of darkness and mystery, as it is separated from the safety and light of the city. When Brown embarks on his physical and emotional journey into the forest, Hawthorne illustrates the many differences as they leave the city, such as the contrasting light and dark. ... Goodman Brown's fate teaches the audience that some evil influence is ok, but reverent piety leads to misery and ultimately death. ...

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This is similar to Genesis, where at the beginning God was in the middle of darkness and emptiness. However, in the Iroquois tale, in the beginning there are birds and a void of air along with the emptiness and darkness. ... The Iroquois twin brothers hated each other even before birth and when the left-handed twin caused the death of their mother, the right-handed twin could not forgive him. ...

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He calls Faith "a blessed angel on earth-(379) and says after his journey, he will not leave her again until death separates them. ... When Young Goodman Brown travels into the dark, he finds himself face to face with the devil. ... According to Nancy Bunge, Goodman Brown becomes "a stern, a sad, a darkly meditative, a distrustful, if not a desperate man did he become from the night of that fearful dream- (11). ...

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Sula's last thoughts before dying is to tell Nel that death does not hurt. People rejoice after the death of Sula, but her death is actually a terrible thing. ... Twenty five years after Sulas death , the community changed drastically. ... Sula watched both her uncle and her Mom burn to death. ... It was nominated for the national book award for fiction in 1975( robinson 1343), other critics said that Sula, was about the darker side of human relations , and should have been more positive (Rhodes 59). ...

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The early schooling of Nicolas Vidal The outlaw, Nicolas Vidal, in Allende's "The Preacher's Wife" is a key player in a story story devout with good and evil characters. Nicolas like any other child was not born of the dark side. Young Vidal was a product of wicked trea...

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King Hrothgar hired the brave knight Beowulf to defeat the creature of darkness. ... Nevertheless, Grendel's mother became furious over the death of her son, and decided that she needed to prolong her son's rampage. ... Arthur had also been foretold of his own death prior to engaging in combat with Mordred. ...

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This story is about the errors in judgment a king makes while shrouded in a personal darkness. ... His two eldest daughters praise their father with lies 6), and a dark collusion for power and control ensues. ... This revelation tortures his 17) sole to its very core with the death of his three daughters and the realization that his true reason for being, the passing his bounty to the next generation, is undone. ...

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Frankenstein as well as the monster aspires for perfection and that is the creation of life from death of a human being and the search for being accepted for who one may be in the society respectively. ... However, in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, the evil portrayed to the readers creates a sense of dark and morbid imagery illuminated by Victor Frankenstein and the monster. ... The evil that resided within him caused him to create life from death, in which he created the monster. ... Even the death of his mad creator offers only bittersweet relief: happiness in the end since the doctor cau...

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The house setting of her house fits perfectly for her characteristic, dark and cold. ... When she invites Neff to her home when her husband wasn't there, the death of the husband's last wife, and the insurance policy talk; is where my suspicion came from. ...

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As the poem progresses, it gradually gets darker as the questions he poses get harder and harder to answer. ... " (9, 10) This inquisitive inspection of life after death poses another unanswerable question as to what exactly God is, and what his role in the afterlife entails. ...

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God is good, and all that he has made is good. But, even with all his goodness there is still a corrupt and sinful nature in the world. All this came about because of Adam's sin in the Garden of Eden. It is easy to recognize that this is the origin of sin, and because of this act, the entire human r...

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For example, when Hester was being evaluated by Governor Billingham as to being fit to raise Pearl, Hester "was startled to perceive what a change had come over [Roger Chillingworth's] features, how much uglier they were, how dark his complexion seemed to have grown... and his figure more misshapen," (Hawthorne 103). ... Dimmesdale's death, in the appearance and demeanor of the old man known as Roger Chillingworth. ... The odd thing was that after his death, Chillingworth bequeaths his entire fortune to Pearl. ...

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Some Gothic elements in the book are the rabid dog, the Halloween party, the fire that destroys Miss Maudie's house and the dark elements of Atticus alone in the night being harassed by a group of "evil" men. ... Ewell, he did nothing but save two innocent children from death. By bringing him to trial for the death of an evil man it would kill Boo, because he is such a shy person who fears society. ...

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"Hester Pryne was startled to perceive what a change has come over his features--how his dark complexion seemed to have grown duskier, and his figure more misshapen- (108) He had established himself as a doctor in Boston. ... Without a reason to live, Chillingworth died within a year of Dimsdale's death. ...

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"Hester Pryne was startled to perceive what a change has come over his features--how his dark complexion seemed to have grown duskier, and his figure more misshapen- (108) He had established himself as a doctor in Boston. ... Without a reason to live, Chillingworth died within a year of Dimsdale's death. ...

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