It is believed that once a man is grown, his unable to change his circumstances. However, still in his youth, "they escape because they are little. The smallest hole saves them- (195). Children are still of hope and dreams, and can make a new life for themselves, as is the case with Marius.
Marius, raised under his grandfather's ideologies and creeds, found his hole when his father died. Though it took him a bit to decide where he stood on his own, he realized that it was all right to not exactly follow what he was raised on "to be a revolutionary with new thoughts and ideas of his own. He felt the same identity crisis as Jean Valjean realizing he was not a hard-hearted criminal that hated society:.
"[Marius] heard talk of philosophy, of literature, of art, of history, of religion, in a style he had not looked for. He caught glimpses of strange appearances, and, as he did not bring them into perspective, he was not sure that it was not a chaos that he saw. On abandoning his grandfather's opinions for his father's, he had thought himself settled; he now suspected, with anxiety, and without daring to confess it to himself, that he was not. The angle under which he saw all things was beginning to change anew. A certain oscillation shook the whole horizon of his brain. A strange internal moving day- (220).
Marius had more and more of the layers under society revealed to him. He saw that there were good people stuck in bad situations, and bad people stuck in even worse situations. The first friends he made on his own, the Friends of the A B C were people with good intentions. They wanted their country to be bettered, and tried to find ways among themselves to help the change begin. Marius also saw those who had bad intentions and were not looking for ways to help themselves, let alone anyone else. .
Marius came into contact with four scoundrels, all who conveniently had black faces at the time of their crime, reminding the reader of a demon or evil spirit.
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. ...
