Imagine this: a mine, men grunting and straining against the heavy forces against them, only small flames for lights, and making almost no money. As they exert themselves, the flickering pinpoints of radiance cast eerie shadows on the damp rock walls. They have no one to converse with besides themselves, and in return for this hard labor they are given a new body "a black one. When the workers emerge from underneath the ground, they are scorned and avoided until they clean themselves and wash away the filth and grime that covers them. Once their outer layer is removed, however, a person would never be able to tell them apart from any other human on the planet. What they chose to do with their lives though, determined their place in a "civilized- world, one who tries to overlook darkness and its connotations.
Les Miserables is a book set mostly in this underworld theme, where people work for a living, doing less than desirable jobs to feed themselves and their family, and sometimes still starving. Victor Hugo slightly hints that everyone has a little of the underworld in them, and that those who inhabit it are those who let it take them over. There are people that still exist in the world, such as the Thenardiers, who depend on others for sustenance, and then lie about it to get .
more. They claim to work hard, and they do, but not at any noble career "they send their children begging and worsen their situation to gain pity from the more fortunate who descend into the substrata of society to ease their own guilt of having so much for themselves. People such as the Thenardiers "have only one guide: want, and their only form of satisfaction is appetite- (246). They measure their contentment if they have "enough- money, if they are not hungry or cold or sleeping on bare ground. If they are not satisfied with their conditions, they want more. "From suffering, these goblins pass to crime; fated filiation, giddy procreation, the logic of darkness- (246).
Jamal took the offer and began the semester, but he didn't know what to expect for he was "the darker brother" (Hughes 76) in an uneasy situation. ... Jamal fought with many issues in the film, but through it all he prevailed do to his dedication and hard work. ...
The Darkness of the Congo Joseph Conrad's story, Heart of Darkness is one that deals with many different aspects of nature and man himself. ... After the sun begins to set, and just before Marlow begins to tell his story, the setting becomes to grow darker; dark with the nature of the dark story Marlow will soon prevail. ... Thus, exploiting the people with a darkness. ... Marlow begins to notice the darkness in the people; every time he describes the setting he uses words such as "black,"" "dark,"" and "gloom."" ... Conrad displays how darkness from nature can reflect a darkness...
Conquering the woman through rape and taking her prison as a sign of weakness, but the woman warrior prevailed. ... Darkness represented by a drunken man's idea to rape a "helpless woman" is denied by the bright light of heaven shining onto the earth to bring courage and strength to a child of the Lord. Brightness proves to be a sign of good life on earth will prevail over the dark life of evil....
Though faced with trials along the way, Campbell's hero will prevail and "undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness- (The Power of Myth 126). ... Her journey into a figurative dark forest starts early. ... Lindo had dwelled deep into the dark forest. ... Out of the dark forest, Lindo passes to Waverly the skill of hidden strength. ... Now out of the dark forest, she passes the skill to her daughter. ...
Both poems talk of the solemn and dark manner of life lived in solitude. ... This intersection of life and death in the physical atmosphere around the monastery is an essential element to Arnold's poem emphasizing the dark nature around it. ... He goes on to say that they shall "prevail at last!... In vast opposition of this is Arnold's collection that the monks will prevail in their devotion. The last line in his poem (1896.36) reads: Though the world fall apart, surely ye shall prevail. ...
No eyes of civilization to keep my darkness tamed. I'm slowly losing to the dark, but, I am faintly relieved. ... It is inevitable that I am going to lose; I belong to the powers of darkness. ... My evil soul that knows no forbearance, no fain and no fear will prevail. ... I am left with a dark, pitiless...nothing. ...
Before a person can see that good prevails over evil, they must see what is evil and what is good. ... He was a powerful monster, living down in the darkness/ Growled in pain, impatient (lines 1-2). ... Again a person can see that Beowulf, who represents good, prevails over Mother Grendel, who represents evil. ... The dragon and Beowulf both die but good still prevails because the bad is still dead. ... Although in the end he dies so does all of his opponents thus showing good prevails over evil. ...
His guilt leads him to live in darkness all the time. Even his apartment emanates darkness. ... Dimmesdale's misery put a dark veil over his life. ... Dimmesdale did not take responsibility for his actions, thereby shriveling and living a life of darkness. In contrast, Hester not only prevailed but also grew stronger as a result of wearing the scarlet letter, and became a shining star amidst the dark sky of society. ...
Blake uses the Rose to portray a child since both are very pure and innocent but both have underlying dark sides or faults as one might say. ... The chaotic world that prevailed in Blake's time is illustrated by the words the " howling storm ", because like a storm it sweeps one away rendering one helpless and with no other but to follow society and all that goes along with it. Man's "dark secret love", i.e. his love for materialism destroys the purpose and meaning of life. ...
