In comparison of The Lottery and The Most Dangerous Game both Connell and Jackson convey to the readers that man is inherently evil and that choices made based on societal standards, traditions, and learned behavior may not be the morally correct choice. This confirms the passage of Scripture from Jeremiah 17:9, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” (KJV) The Most Dangerous Game, by Richard Connell and The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson share a common theme which is showing the darker side of humans, that humans possess evil tendencies and that the morals of people can be corrupted. Connell and Jackson show us that injustice and cruelty in society can be accepted as a normal behavior. “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson has an unknown
Hawthorne along with many of his peers often focused his writings on evil and the darkness of the human heart. Each of Hawthorne’s short stories are mysterious tales of light and darkness, of good and evil, and the overall battle between the two. In Hawthorne’s writings darkness is used to symbolize the shame and the disgrace of sin, and the hidden life that many people lead. On the other hand, light is used to show innocence, purity, and exposes sin for what it is. All of the previously stated features can be found in “Ethan Brand” and “Young Goodman Brown”.
Symbols are commonly used by authors as an enhancement tool to stress the theme of each story. A symbol is, “an object, an action, or a person that represents more than itself” (1440). Symbols can be furthered classified as being either public or contextual; a public symbol is one which, “history, myth, or legend has invested with meaning” (p. 1440) whereas contextual symbols arise from the circumstances of the account (p. 1440). Nathaniel Hawthorn and Shirley Jackson provide excellent examples of these literary devices; both of these stories contain a variety of symbols which the authors use to portray the idea of evil. The majority of symbols in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” center on the Christian religion, more specifically the Puritan denomination.
In “Young Goodman Brown” and “The Cask of Amontillado”, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe, warn their readers that evil uses deception to bring harm to the innocent. To convey this theme, Hawthorne and Poe use similar characters and tropology. Both authors use similar characters to make a vivid distinction between the innocent and the evil. They also use symbolism to portray that evil uses beguilement to bring harm to the good. In both short stories, the clear distinction between the good and the evil is portrayed through the use of similar characters.
So, oppressed people can not win the respect of oppressor. He believes in this way the oppressed become as evil as the oppressor because acquiescence is the easier way to encounter oppression, also it is not the moral way. In Dr. King’s opinion, the second way is resorting to physical violence and corroding hatred. He believes violence not only brings impermanent results, but also is impractical and immoral. According to King, it is impractical because it slows the process of ending the oppression for all, and it is immoral because it seeks humiliate the opponent rather than win his understanding.
If we choose the path to evil then evil will consume us in our lives. We are made in Gods image but left to endure the temptation of evil and the tricks the devil has in store for us to test our faith and make us question our beliefs. We see some people as perfect and others as corrupt without really knowing what is inside a person’s soul. Either because of the way they perceive themselves to the world or because of the actions that we see ourselves. We are all guilty at one point or another of looking at the exterior of people and labeling them as what they appear to be from the outside looking in.
This can be inferred by an examination of Kane’s goals, his motivation for his goals and then looking at the choices Kane makes to persevere and how they affect his future. Thompson provides an interesting contrast as a man who perseveres with a task but understands practical limits Throughout the film it is made abundantly clear that Kane is after two things in life; love and power. He desires all forms of love: platonic love, romantic love and the love of the people. This love of the people is connected to his need for power and control over those who love him. Both Emily and Susan are expected to love Kane, but both become alienated by his coldness and lack of personal sacrifice.
* Question the degree of the influence Edie has on him and his future. * He turned Edie away from being a nun. Both of them had an equally important influence on each other. This is where the subtlety and nuance. * Its more revenge and self-interest rather than the driving force behind his moralities * He is uneasy about taking on the role as whistle-blower * Struggles with the decision to abandon the code of D & D * He is indecisive until Charley’s death * Rage and desire seem to drive him rather than any desire to address a moral failing * After inquiry Terry is transformed into a stronger more positive version of himself.
In a world full of hatred and crime, people often look towards the light. In A Good Man Is Hard to Find, such light is shed from the characters as they try and claim values about themselves that don’t seem all but there. Through some confusion within morals standards, the grandmother seems to contradict herself with the other characters in the story, and vise-versa. Moral revelations are depicted through the greater good, grace and the God-forgiven values. This proves true throughout the story as the “good man” is sought for.
I’m having fun Neil is a very outgoing and patient guy. He wants to get married to Diane, but respects her decision of wanting to wait, even though her rejection hurts him in many ways. He feels like her acceptance of marriage, is the only way he will really know that she loves him. Neil is a jealous guy, and he is afraid of losing Diane, while she tries to follow her dream to become a model. He wants what’s best for her, but doesn’t want to see himself get hurt along the way.