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Running from death or walking towards death is a common theme throughout literature. A passage to a different life is the theme shared by “Because I Could not stop for Death” and Casablanca they differ in that one is a journey taken with Death as a companion, while the other is a journey to escape death.…
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As the old saying goes, in this world nothing can be said to be sure, except death and taxes. Even everyone knows their life must have an end, but most of them still fear the death. In the short stories, A Drowning by Mark Ferguson and Red Bean Ice by Nancy Lee, authors have demonstrated the reaction and feeling of people to death. In these two stories, the characters are unlike the other person when death comes. They are both calm facing to death, and they are all insisting their hope. However, the reaction of people around them for their death is different.…
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In "The Devil and Tom Walker," Tom Walker is a corrupted and greedy man, but, he is just a poor farmer who could only desire for that power and money. However, one day, the Devil appeared in front of him, willing to give him all that he desires in exchange for his soul. Tom with his already tainted soul, agreed, and lives a well lived life, having everything he ever wanted through the most desecrate way possible. "Tom was the universal friend of the needy, and he acted like a 'friend in need'...(however,) He accumulated bonds and mortgages; gradually squeezed his costumers closer and closer; and sent them at length, dry as a sponge from his door." He made money by deception, cheating people of lands, destroying homes, and taking over other's hard earned land. Yet towards the end of his life he still wishes to cleanse his sins by going to church, admitting god and praying, however this is once again due to his own selfishness. "Having secured the good things of this world, he began to feel anxious about those of the next. He thought with regret on the bargain he had made with his black friend, and set his wits to work to cheat him out of the conditions." After, all that Tom has did, he himself knew what would become of him and so out of his own selfishness, he tries to break the deal he made with the devil. Trying desperately to escape his fate, Tom continues to go to church and pray, even…
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The story in and of itself is a paradox. These seemingly decent men are survivors of a terrible war that has left the world dark and dreary. Land and sky meld together and winds howl. The men cannot get enough of the books and music that Doctor Jenkins has managed to save, but are content to savour them once a week. Even though they have survived the violence that the world has so recently gone through, the Doctor is still willing to kill for these few prized possessions, “…he could feel with his hands, the comfortable piece of lead pipe.” His intended actions seem to make sense, although the violence is what got them there in the first place.…
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The story “The Devil and Tom Walker ” by Washington Irving is about a main character named Tom Walker making a bargain with the Devil because of his greed in order for him to become rich. The problem in the story is that Tom becomes very wealthy, and thinks about his deal that he made with the Devil. So he gets nervous and starts to worry about his soul. He tries to repent his sin by going to church and reading the bible. This can be related to how literature can shape or reflect a society because greed is something which can lead to a great loss in life or something that is…
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Foremost, In Washington Irving’s story ‘’The devil and Tom Walker”, Tom Walker is led by greed to make a deal with the devil. For example, Tom felt something like gratitude toward the black woodsman who he considered had done him a kindness. This demonstrates Tom Walker has no remorse that his wife is dead, which means he gets all the riches to his self. Additionally,…
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In life all people must deal with their life and the aspect of death, there is no escape. In Literature, authors often use imagery and experiences in life to help evaluate the human condition and ones’ own experiences in a different manner. The author for Everyman, even though anonymous, has presented an idea of how all individuals must face death and judgment that all will have to face in the presences of God. In this paper, this writer will evaluate the perception and the treatment of death in Everyman, the character usage and the role judgment play in death concluding with the Christian view of death and judgment in comparison.…
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As I read this story over and over, I came to realize that maybe the point of this story is to tell us that God will always be there to guide us through. I believe that he will bless us as we trust in him, and following our hearts to serve him. We may be given obstacles, and we may be pushed to the limit, but God will never let us down. But do we really know that he won’t let us down? Sometimes we think that he isn’t even there. I know sometimes I think he isn’t there, because why would he let so many bad things happen? Why couldn’t he just prevent it all? I think we forget that the devil has a part of our lives too. But we can’t let him get to us, and that is how we can show God that we believe in him, that we trust him to help us.…
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