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- 1651: Desperation By Stephen King
- ... praising God for having "arranged" their lives so as to be married in a racist world and to have a beautiful child such as Armand. "But above all, night and day, I thank the good lord for having so arranged our lives that our dear Armand will never know that his mother, who adores him, belongs to the race that is cursed with the brand of slavery"(319). Paradoxically, it is ...
- 1652: Demian
- ... in his book one day during class. The note reads: "The bird fights his way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world. The bird flies to God. That God’s name is Abraxas." The note is from Demian. Not understanding what exactly the note means, Sinclair is just grateful to hear from his old friend who he misses so much ...
- 1653: Crime And Punishment
- ... of his mind are fighting wanting him to make the correct decision with each side having its pros and cons. The compassionate side gives one last futile attempt to set Raskolnikov straight when he prays "Lord, show me my path-I renounce that accursed… dream of mine." The events leading up to Raskolnikov's return to the scene of the crime and his visit are of great contrast to his actions ...
- 1654: Cloudstreet
- ... Page 424. We can relate the name Fish, to the symbolic figure of a fish that Jesus used meaning peace and the name Lamb symbolically representing that we as lambs follow the herd as the lord is our shepherd. This ultimately conveying a duality of his name, in which we can associate many aspects of his character. In his visions we see guardian angels and of him being able to talk ...
- 1655: Chrysalids
- ... Offences are wrong and is a strict watchman of the blasphemies. On the occasion where David says, " I could have managed it all right by myself if I'd had another hand!"(Wyndham 26) Joseph flies off the handles, out of control. He makes David get down on his knees to pray and punishes him. He is also very harsh when he hears about Aunt Harriet's news and he lectures ...
- 1656: Canterbury Tales - The Prioress
- ... at the hands of Jews who loathe the child for singing about the Virgin Mary. "In Asia, in a city rich and great There was a Jewry set amidst the town, Established by a rich lord of the state For usury and gain of ill renown, Hateful to Christ and those who are His own;" (203) The Prioress tells a tale set in an Asian town dominated by Jews. The Christian ...
- 1657: Beowulf: Heroism
- ... exact opposite, those who fell short; cowards. After the dragon has been defeated, the eleven deserting soldiers return to bear witness to the outcome. Wiglaf’s fiery speech displays the disgrace that cowardess brings. "..your lord gave you gifts…hunted across the world for the best weapons. War came and you ran like cowards…should Beowulf have boasted of your strength? With God’s good grace he helped himself…won his ...
- 1658: Beowulf Vs. Parzival
- The act of being honorable has been written about and discussed for ages, beginning from The Laxdaela Saga to the more recent works by Tolkein, The Lord of the Rings. Throughout literary history authors have created and restored figures from all times that seem to represent what is honorable and chivalrous. The two literary legends compared in this paper are Beowulf and ...
- 1659: Beowulf- A Noble King
- ... kills Grendel's mother. He was very dedicated to what he did and he never gave up. "We crossed the sea to come here; it is time to return, to go back to our beloved lord, Higlac." (1818-1820). After he has killed the monsters and earned glory he knows he must go back to his country, because that is where he belongs and who he represents. Towards the end he ...
- 1660: Beowulf
- ... was going against a horrific creature but it did not phase him. He took the life of yet another monster, but at the same time he took his own. "Bemoaned the fall of their mighty lord; said he was the kindest of worldly kings, mildest, most gentle, most eager for fame." (1895-1896). Beowulf carries the traits of a hero. His bravery and physical strength account for more than any other ...
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