Extraordinary Evil: A Short Summary

From Jean C. Cooper’s book I have decided to choose weapon for the symbol of evil. Weapon, in J. C. Cooper’s Illustrated Encyclopedia of Traditional Symbols is defined as “power, often supernatural power; dominion; protection, also destruction” (CITE). In addition to this, Cooper also noted that playing with weapons is the triumph of love over war. However, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, a weapon is “a thing designed or used for inflicting bodily harm or physical damage” (CITE). Evidently, the differences between both definitions is clear, as Cooper’s book depicts weapon as a deep and emotional word, while on the other hand, Oxford dictionary describes weapon in a much broader and candid sense. From reading the Oxford dictionaries definition, I learn that in summary, a weapon is something used to cause harm, but when I review Cooper’s description, a weapon can be used for evil as well as virtuous and beneficial purposes.
Defined by Barbara Coloroso in Extraordinary Evil: A Brief History of Genocide, and genocide “ is a denial of the right of existence of entire human groups, as homicide is the denial of the right to lives of individual human beings”