Golding uses allegory to show that the darkness of humanity destroys society. In the Lord of the Flies, Jack who represents the darkness of humanity and attempts to destroy Ralph who represents society. “They hate you, Ralph. They’re going to do you. They’re going to hunt you tomorrow” (170).
• “Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy.” (235) Reasoning: This quote that was stated at the end of the book shows the reader and myself that the world of savagery only leads to murder and sorrow. That in fact, humans are not naturally civil. They’re naturally evil and animalistic. And this quote alone could destroy Rousseau’s idea that humans are naturally
He uses a rhetorical question ‘how can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe, or how delineate the wretch whom with such infinite pains and care I had endeavoured to form?’ the use of the rhetorical question makes the reader think about the answer themselves which continues to engage them in the story wondering what’s going to happen. Also he uses the word ‘catastrophe’ which demonstrates how much of a disaster his ‘lifelong ambition’ has turned out to be, it also infers he regrets what he has done instantly and it scared of what suffering the monster could cause. The use of the word ‘infinite’ and ‘pain’ could indicate he’s frightened that the monster will cause continuous never ending amounts of unhappiness and all because of his dream to become a famous physician this also leads him to start feeling remorseful of the trouble he could have caused for his own benefit. Using the word ‘delineate’ shows he is lost for words on how he could describe this creature. Indicating he is fearful and in shock.
They were so inferior to him that he would rather suffer the infernal fires of the deepest Hell than deal with that filth. It was bad enough the men had marred his land with one of their structures, but now they had the audacity to affront him with the name of the Creator! Grendel lasted but only a fortnight or so before his mind clouded over and he emerged from his moors to reap his vengeance on those churls that infested is land. The hall was of typical man
“Your wickedness makes you as it were heavy as lead, and to tend downward with great weight and pressure toward hell.” (Edwards 47). Jonathan Edwards uses violent, hellish, figurative language to show people what will happen if they are not reborn into the Puritan way. The way the author uses this scare tactic makes the reader feel uneasy
In contrast Gardner portrayed Grendel and Beowulf completely different than how Orwell did. We could see a more in-depth complex view of Grendel, the monster himself. The text explains Grendel’s horrible life and includes the explanations to why he does the evil deeds. Gardner shows readers that
His guilty conscience takes the form of paranoia, almost to the point of schizophrenia, as he foresees his doom which can never be avoided. After killing the king, Macbeth claims: Methought I heard a voice cry 'Sleep no more! / Macbeth does murder sleep'-the innocent sleep... The death of each day's life, sore labor's bath, / Balm of hurt minds, great nature's second course, / Chief nourisher in life's feast
The monster’s selflessness, compassionless and human qualities are lost as he is filled with hatred and revenge towards his creator and all mankind. This build up of revenge is seen in the lines “ more deeply did I feel the spirit of revenge enkindled in my heart” and “ misery made me a fiend” These feelings and emotions are the driving force that causes the creation to become monstrous and a ‘fiend’. The menace and fear Shelley creates Frankenstein are inflicted on by the creation, written imagery is used to describe his hideous stature and is seen in the lines “ something so scaring and unearthly in his ugliness” These dark and fearful aspects used are reflective of the gothic nature of texts also written during this period in time, the nightmarish and suspenseful scenes established in the pursuit sequence over the frozen wasteland infer the gothic context. The similarities between the inflictions of the isolation, abandonment and
Bosola, the spy villain calls this world a "sensible hell" which implies a paradoxical state of being and evil generates evil and there is no mutual reciprocity of good and evil. To substantiate his caustic views Webster uses stark, poignant images of misery and hardships ("I am armed gainst misery") blood-lust, the digging up of graves by Ferdinand and cupping glasses. What is common in all these images is that there is a sense of mystery, secrecy and devilish nuances. He has also dealt with the themes of incest, lycanthropy and madness as subtexts to his main plot structure. He can be contrasted with Shakespeare in his work "The Italian Werewolf" where the wolf frequently appears on stage.
Owen used his poems to deliver the truth about war and change the views of society at that time. He used graphic and gruesome imagery about the horrors of war in order to illuminate his feelings. The horrors of war are most vividly and strikingly captured in the poem ‘Dulce et Decorum Est.’ Owen attacks the reader with a barrage of detailed, gruesome, descriptions of life at war. He uses this technique of imagery to force the reader to visualize the truth about war. Owen also seeks to expose the betrayal of the authorities throughout poems such as ‘Disabled’ and ‘The parable of the old man and the young.’ He expresses how they acted with a disregard for the lives of their countries young men.