As we have seen, Ralph has worked tirelessly to retain the structure of civilization and maximize the boys' chances of being rescued. ... Free from the rules and structures of civilization and society, the boys on the island in "Lord of the Flies" descend into savagery. ...
An orderly society provides structure to those who live in it. ... These walls are no longer useful to them in their current situation since, all previously known social structures are gone leaving them to rely on their survival instincts. ...
Through his own education, Michele acts as a catalyst in Cesira's awakening and self-realization that capitalism, a social structure that is the fruit of her sin, is not the root of life. ... The visual analogy of the Madonna and child (Prigozy 84) in the above scene clearly parallels Rosetta and Cesira with Jesus and the Virgin Mary. ...
According to classical Utilitarianism, people are structured in such a way that they are in constant pursuit of pleasure and avoidance of pain. ... It has originated from the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle and it makes a parallel between the actuality and potentiality of an organism.4 For example, a caterpillar is actually a caterpillar but it has the potential to become a butterfly. ...
A great number of people would argue that there are very few things, which our American society holds dear. However, after the events on September eleventh just over a year ago, it became abundantly clear that the one thing we revere the most is our freedom and ability to choose in a democratically...
Renaissance in England was a period of pomp, show and glitter, marked with growing sense of beauty and an increasing enrichment of life made through adventures, bravery and excess. The English period of Renaissance led to the breaking of the medieval knowledge and philosophy, infusing a new spirit o...
God, Morality, and Meaning in Cormac McCarthy's The Road Erik J. Wielenberg Cormac McCarthy's novel The Road is, among other things, a meditation on morality, what makes human life meaningful, and the relationship between these things and God. While the novel is rife with religious imagery and ideas, it suggests a conception of morality and meaning that is secular in nature. In this paper I show that while the existence of God remains ambiguous throughout the novel, The Road contains both a clear moral code and a view about what makes life meaningful. I describe this moral code and e...
