The Devil By Simpson-Bon

The devil works in many ways, he tries to mess with our heads, put fear within ourselves, make us feel hatred towards others, and to make us believe human nature is only evil. In two short stories the devil tries make two protagonist see only evil. Stephen King’s short story “The Man in the Black Suit,” and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN,” show the devil at his best trying to get the protagonist to see evil. The devil uses his language, and his appearance to meet his motives. He is successful with some of his tactics, but not with all of them.

The devil tries to trivialize our day to day life and make our choices seem unimportant. This can be seen in how flippantly The Patient treats his mother. The Patient makes the decision to become irritated with his mother instead of trying to witness to her. This seemingly small choice might’ve changed the course of his mothers life, but The Patient gives into the desire to avoid his mother at all costs (Lewis 6). The devil makes humanity over complicate easy decisions. He makes people put their needs over the needs of others, so that when easy choices present themselves, like witnessing to a close family member, people refuse to because it’s an inconvenience to them (O’Flaherty

Denise Giardina, the author of, “Storming Heaven” does an exquisite job of using the point of view from four different narrators’ point of view to portray the story of the lives of the miners’. The use of the different point of views from Cincinnatus a socialist, Rondal a union organizer, Carrie a nurse, and Rosa an Italian immigrant is a brilliant idea to show the different impacts among several individuals and give different moods and views throughout the different narration. The story takes place in a mining community in a rural town in southwestern West Virginia. She uses the five senses to paint a picture and make it feel as if the readers are one of the many individuals within the story. Giardina does a superb job of using the abuses of the miners and stooges to show how his or her lives were and what caused the uprising in 1921. She uses the oppression of the workers’ to create a sympathetic mood amongst the readers. The way Denise Giardina portrays the atrocities that occur during the events within the story, shows how the coal companies treat the coal miners and how the companies don’t care about whether their workers or their children die.

During Manley Pointer’s first confrontation with Mrs. Hopewell when he attempts to sell her a Bible, he shakes her hand and explains, “For a Chrustian [sic], the word of God ought to be in every room in the house besides in his heart” (O’Connor 35-36). Manley Pointer is a polite, Christian man who deceives Mrs. Hopewell into inviting him into her home. Manley Pointer proceeds to lie stating, “I got this heart condition. I may not live long” (49). Mrs. Hopewell feels a personal connection with him due to the hardships Joy endures because of her leg. The empathy she shows him furthers Manley Pointer’s cunning process to achieve his ultimate goal. His efficient deception parallels the initial methods of the devil and his conniving personality replicates the devil’s

Van Halen was the quintessential 80’s party band before the 80’s were even a thing. Runnin’ with the Devil is a biography of the band, Van Halen, from their start as a band with a record label up until the departure of David Lee Roth, their frontman, in 1985. So far, the book has looked into their start as a backyard party band in Pasadena, California, with Eddie Van Halen, a master on guitar, his older brother, Alex Van Halen, the drummer who was the backbone of Eddie’s riffs, Michael Anthony, the bassist who brought a jazzy tone to their songs, and David Lee Roth, the frontman who brought the California to the band. Back then they were drawing in crowds of at most 300 people. Eventually, they were discovered by Warner Brothers Records, who

In the Stephen King novel “The Man in the Black Suit”; Nathaniel Hawthorne's story “Young Goodman Brown” the devil appears. The depiction of the Devil’s characterization in both short stories shatter Brown’s life; although Gary manages to not let the Devil control his entire life. The Devil’s tries and inflict evil on innocence in both short stories has a big effect on Young Goodman Brown and Gary.

The devil can appear in any shape or form. He has been personified throughout history in literary works such as in Joyce Carol Oates’ ‘Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?’, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s ‘Young Goodman Brown’, and Steven King’s ‘The Man In The Black Suit’. In each he has

In “Don’t Blame the Eater”, the writer, David Zinczenko, initially argues that those teens who are fat because of eating fast food from restaurants like McDonalds, should take responsibility for their obesity. He then sympathizes with the obese children by giving his own childhood example. His mother and father were usually away working and he had no other choice but to rely on fast food restaurants. He argues about the growing number of fast food chains, how FDA doesn’t take notice of the ingredients that are not mentioned on food packaging and how it is the responsibility of the parents to make sure that their children are eating right. He also argues that the money fast food chains like McDonalds are spending on advertising and targeting

“The Devil and Tom Walker” and “The Devil and Daniel Webster” are both Faust Legends that give different portrayals of wealth and deals with the devil. The reader can use these stories to look at dissimilar views on ill-gotten gains and how a person can combat their fate. These legends can be compared mainly through their resolutions, depictions of the devil, and role of religion as a saving grace.

It began to rain outside and trickles of brown water seeped through the roof and on to the table. The Devil

Tom becomes a usurer for the devil, lending money to people and in turn making them poor. He becomes a wealthy man, but over time Tom starts to worry about the deal he has made and he decides to turn to the church. When Tom loses his patience with a land jobber and says, ''The devil take me, if I have made a farthing," he hears

In retrospect to our society's reliance on fake light, Paul Bogard argues that pure darkness should be captivated in the article he wrote, “Let there be dark.” He constructs his argument by using rhetorical questions, personal relationship towards darkness, and allusions facing art and history.

In his book “Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free,” Hector Tobar recounts the story of 33 miners who spent 69 days trapped more than 2000 feet underground in the Chile’s San Jose mines following the collapse of the mine in 2010. According to Tobar (2015), the disaster began on a day shift around noon when miners working deep inside the mountain excavating minerals started feeling vibrations. A sudden massive explosion then followed and the passageways of the mines filled with dust clouds. Upon settling of the dust, the men discovered that the source of the explosion was a single stone that had broken off from the rest of the mountain and caused a chain reaction leading to

F. Knowledge: What deal did Tom make with the Devil. Analysis: Why did Tom make the deal with the Devil even though he knew it was going to hurt him in the end? Evaluation: Has “The Devil and Tom Walker” inspired satire in today’s

I read “Thanks for the Trouble” by Tommy Wallach. Ever since his dad died, Parker has not said a single word. He communicates through writing in journals. One day, while sitting in a hotel, he sees Zelda, a girl with silver hair, sitting at a table. When Zelda gets up and leaves her money, Parker steals it.