In this story William Golding employs religious allegory, linking parts of his novel to several biblical stories and portrays Simon as a Christ-like figure. Some events and setting details prove this novel to contain religious allegory, considering they are almost parallel to those in the bible. ... Furthermore Simon resembles Jesus throughout the whole novel, and is presented as a Christ-like figure. ... The symbolism and representations, having to do with religion, that illuminate the flaws of human kind justifiably make this novel an allegory. ... The relation that William Golding makes ...

• Word Count: 3388
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Snowman, the main character of the novel and seemingly the only real human alive, is left to survive in the contaminated environment his society has created. ... As the novel begins, the reader is immediately exposed to Snowman's extremely poor living conditions. ... This inhumane treatment can only lead to the consequences later faced in the novel. ... This thought process contributes heavily to the destruction that happens later on in the novel. ...

• Word Count: 2650
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

Most human beings believe that we are sophisticated, just, and supreme of all other beings. But when we lose everything and become exposed and vulnerable, we can behave just like any cornered animal. Every person can do unmentionable things when threatened enough. Each person has a different view...

• Word Count: 2518
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

The movie was based on Klaus Mann's novel with the same title. ... Besides being based on Klaus Mann's Novel, the movie was also loosely based on the life of a real German actor Gustaf Gruendgens. ...

• Word Count: 3223
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

HUMAN CLONING Human nature has taught us that scientific breakthroughs have resulted in evil and dangerous exploitation. These exploitations can be seen in reality in military science. These breakthroughs have been manipulated into weapons of death and destruction against humanity and the use of them raises a question of morality. There are many examples in the fields of chemistry, physics, and industry in which the results of science are intended for the good of mankind, but ultimately become corrupted. The development of the machine gun was intended as the "weapon to end all wars (Impli...

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For a while now I've been going through a long thought process wondering not "What is man? " but "What am I?- and where I belong in the garden maze known as life. My philosophy on all the topics that we've had in this course and those that I've experienced in my life are rather optimistic, hypocritical, and skeptical. I believe that human life is valued less than it should be, that it does have a meaning. ...

• Word Count: 5369
• Approx Pages: 21
• Grade Level: High School