EVOLUTION AND INVOLUTION IN JOSE SARAMAGO: A STUDY BASED ON BLINDNESS‚ THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JESUS CHRIST AND THE STONE RAFT The famous American literary critic Harold Bloom has stated that he considers Jose Saramago as “The most gifted novelist alive in the world today” (The Encyclopedia of World Writers‚ 385). The concept of revolution of thought and evolution of mind and the involution of culture is central to Jose Saramago’s novels. The basic statement of hypothesis for the research-study
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Love‚ the complex result of an array of tongue-twisting chemicals with the purpose to ensure the prosperity and future of humanity. Love’s true nature is not understood‚ love is the mother of peace and of war‚ craftsman of ignorance and of strength‚ and proferer of freedom and slavery. The acclaimed pinnacle of human emotion‚ love cannot be put as a high winded scientific theory. However‚ as love is a gift of the human condition it is also a dangerous tool. The use of love as a tool for one’s selfish
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Tiresias tries warning him that he is the blind one and he has no idea what is coming his way. However‚ Oedipus‚ a man of action‚ describes blindness as an inability to see. So he is not worried at all because after all what is there to be worried about? He knows he is not blind. But what Oedipus did not realize was that Tiresias‚ the seer‚ describes blindness as an inability to see the truth. In calling Tiresias a false prophet‚ Oedipus shows his willingness to fight against any prophecy he disagrees
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Intelligent‚ as shown in his following statement‚ “I‚ ignorant Oedipus‚ came-/ And stopped the riddler’s mouth” (37) Oedipus says. King Oedipus is a tragic hero. He has a Christ like character. King Oedipus is blinded by his pride and ignorance from the truth of his past that causes his downfall. He physically blinds himself in despair‚ but opens a new vision that will allow him to see reality and not what he wants to see. His eyes were useless when he had them and they have served him
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throughout the play showed both his great strength and his ultimate downfall. Throughout the play of Oedipus the King by Sophocles‚ there was evidence of great polarities in his search for truth ranging from fame and shame‚ and sight and blindness‚ to ignorance and knowledge. The most dreadful of the situations was when Oedipus’ great fame turned abruptly into shame upon himself and his kingdom. His fame cane from him relieving the city of Thebes of the plague that so long hindered them by the
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Oedipus and says “...O mighty King‚ we turn to you: Find us our safety…” (43-44). The choirs’ safety in Oedipus fills him with pride and importance. Oedipus’ actions and state of mind leads him to a life of high social status. By using Oedipus’ ignorance and fate Sophocles portrays him as not entirely good nor bad.Oedipus claims respect for his citizens and addressing them about their rights. Oedipus tells his citizens‚ “That is your right; it will not be denied you…” (726). Through Oedipus’ respect
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to embody the qualities of Hagar . Over the course of the novel‚ Hagar reflects back on the memories that have made up her life. Hagar’s loneliness and depression are self induced and brought on by her pride‚ lack of emotion‚ stubbornness and the ignorance which she has towards anyone’s opinion but her own. The qualities of Hagar are identical with those possessed by the stone angel monument and paralleled by Laurence many times throughout the novel. The angel was certainly not a suitable statue to
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Aristotle also outlined the characteristics of a good tragic hero. He must be "better than we are‚" a man who is superior to the average man in some way. In Oedipus ’s case‚ he is superior not only because of social standing‚ but also because he is smart ¬ he is the only person who could solve the Sphinx ’s riddle. At the same time‚ a tragic hero must evoke both pity and fear‚ and Aristotle claims that the best way to do this is if he is imperfect. A character with a mixture of good and evil is more
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caused by his exposure to the imperialistic nature of the historical period i... Heart of Darkness Heart of darkness Heart of Darkness In Heart of Darkness it is the white invaders for instance‚ who are‚ almost without exception‚ embodiments of blindness‚ selfishness‚ and cruelty; and even
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way Joyce so vividly recounts the frustration a child feels when they are unsuccessful at trying to be an adult too fast. The story begins with images of blindness‚ a symbol of the boy’s youth and ignorance. Joyce describes the street the boy lives on‚ North Richmond street‚ as being "blind." It is from these blind shadows of the boys ignorance that the object of his affection‚ his friend Mangan’s sister‚ emerges. Joyce describes her figure as being "defined by the light of the half-open door" (Joyce
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