| |PHIL.LIT / GENED-06 |Word Count: 1051 | Understanding Ourselves Through Philippine Literature Every work of literature is somehow a reflection of the world around. I say reflection because in every work‚ one can find topics about life and all its problems. Whether the literary piece is in the form of poetry or narrative‚ the work will
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Woland is simply an alternate interpretation of the Devil. During his short conversation with Matthu Levi he asks him what good deeds are they able to do if there is no evil to right. "You spoke the words as though you did not recognize the existence of either shadows or evil. But would you be kind enough to give some thought to this: what would your good be doing if there were no evil‚ and what would the earth look like if shadows disappeared from it? Even after Woland has burned down a fair portion
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Who determines what is right or wrong? Who determines what is evil and what is not? In John Gardner’s Grendel‚ the main character wonders if he is truly evil and the purpose for his existence. He starts as a poor‚ lonely creature‚ but after an encounter with a dragon‚ his mindset changes. He experiments with different philosophies in order to define his existence. Consequently‚ he becomes an intolerably evil creature that shows no remorse for his actions. He intentionally deceives the Danish people
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Witches‚ Good‚ and Evil “Are people born wicked? Or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?” The worth-thinking question is one piece of lyrics of No One Mourns the Wicked in Wicked. It queries a universal value that a dichotomy between “good and evil” is always used by human being. In our collective consciousness‚ saturated as it’s by exposure to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum and its adapted 1939 film‚ The Wizard of Oz‚ Glinda‚ the Good Witch of the North‚ and Elphaba‚ the Wicked
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case we are looking at detail through the language to find out information about the Character of candy. The use of these quotes would imply that candy would be an old man rather than a younger man and so has been working on the ranch for a very long period of time: “The old man moved towards the door” and “the old man was reassured” Steinbeck wants us to know that Candy himself is old. It is being pointed out as the blindingly obvious just so we start getting a good image of the character that is
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Supernatural Elements in English Literature: The Werewolves A werewolf‚ also known as a lycanthrope‚ is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to transform into a wolf or an anthropomorphic wolf-like creature‚ either purposely or after being placed under a curse and/or lycanthropic affliction through a bite or scratch from a werewolf‚ or some other means. This transformation is often associated with the appearance of the full moon‚ as popularly noted by the medieval chronicler Gervase
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OF WRITING ENGLISH 1. Sometimes we miss to focus on many tiny but important issues of our life. This subject heading reminds me of one of those many in my life. It reminds me of the most aged challenge in my life that I took without even realizing how I am going to meet it. So many challenges have been attained in this life. Yet‚ the challenge of writing good English could not be achieved fully. The whole challenge is now at a stage of ‘The challenges in writing English’. 2. English‚ being an
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In Beyond Good and Evil (1886) and The Genealogy of Morals (1887)‚ he claimed that it was the warriors who had subjugated past cultures who identified their own power as “good” and the frailty of the masses they conquered as “bad.” He referred to this as “master morality” since it embodied the ideals of the masters‚ and political rule ought to belong only to them. Afterwards the priests and commoners‚ who wished to seize power‚ identified their own feebleness and timidity as “good‚” and termed
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The book "The Gathering" by Isobelle Carmody explored the theme of "Good VS Evil" in such an intricate manner that every aspect of the text‚ the characters‚ themes and her own message portrayal‚ all become involved. This means that the reader can understand the plot of the book‚ and will be able to clearly read the message being revealed by the three main aspects of it. Other minor things‚ such as the title of the book itself‚ contribute to the feelings of the reader‚ all of which are designed by
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The trial between Robinson and Ewell brings up the theme of the coexistence of good and evil. Beforehand‚ Scout and Jem had never truly assumed people were evil‚ therefore they haven’t exactly understood the world quite yet. Throughout the book‚ Jem and Scout transition from their innocence to experience. Mainly‚ Jem and Scout learn about hatred‚ prejudice‚ racism‚ and ignorance‚ which all inevitably confront the innocent. Such as during and after the trial‚ Jem‚ scout‚ and Atticus were treated differently
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