The Importance Of Light

In Holly Wren Spaulding’s essay, “In Defense of Darkness,” her main claim is that we have fallen away from darkness and immersed ourselves in a society of lightness. Furthermore, she claims this has lead humans to lose touch with basic human emotion as well as the sensual and spiritual experience true darkness has to offer. Spaulding makes this claim evident through exceptional use of personal testimony and copious appeals to value.

dark further proves that hate will be unable to conquer love in a battle. ”A grave? Oh no, a lantern, slaughtered youth, /for here lies Juliet and her beauty makes/This vault a feasting presence full of light.” (Romeo, 5.3.84-86). This quote shows that even though the tomb should be a place of sadness(darkness), but because of Juliet’s beauty he describes the place as a thing of light, showing that it is sad but with her in there it is a place of light or happiness for him because he is able to see her, and he may think that he will die in the same place as her, and that they will be together in

This sentence givers light to why he named the book The Luminous Darkness because from any darkness in someone’s life, God still casts His light everywhere. It matters where we get our light from because having the wrong light source can lead to bad things, but with the right light we can create ourselves to be a better human, one who sees how God created us to be.

-The book setting is in New York City at the beginning and at the end of the twentieth century. This story is about burglar from Ireland, Peter Lake, and a young rich woman, Beverly Young. I think this would be a good book for me because I like the whole concept of the time changing and Peter trying to save the dying love of his life.

T.s- There is a little bit of darkness in everyone, but if you accept it and learn from it, you can grow, but if you repress it and never deal with it; then there will be severe consequences.

Light is used in the story to symbolize hope in a world full of despair and dark times. “We could not see our body nor feel it, and in that moment nothing existed save our two hands over a wire glowing in a black abyss” (Rand 60). Equality has discovered electrical light which was destroyed and hidden many years ago. The light also meant to symbolize Equality’s new found in a society where hope is outlawed leaving people sad and depressed with no knowledge of other emotion. A light in a world of “darkness” has

All the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr, should be made a required reading book for multiple reasons. Often times required reads focus on the old classics such as Twain, Shakespeare, and Dickens, while these books are chosen for good reason- they are timeless works of art- students often overlook great books written today. When every book you are required to read, either good or bad, is at least one hundred years old, students often forget that new great books are being written every year. In All the Light We Cannot See, while the setting takes place over 70 years ago during World War II Doerr finished the novel in 2014. The novel intertwines two very different point of views before, during, and after the second world war: one a blind

Can you imagine surviving in a world where nighttime was just as it's viewed,”dark”. With no source of light other than the natural moonlight itself. Just imagine a montage as with every generation the productivity of light evolved, lighting up the night sky. But with more light source followed changes as well. The author of “let there be dark” persuades his audience that we are rapidly losing the night’s natural darkness before realizing its worth by using evidence, reasoning, and experiences.

Whenever the light is mentioned in the story there is always darkness to go hand in hand with it. The light equals to positive relief whereas the darkness exemplifies the dread and misery that always threatens to extinguish those encouraging things. These references to the light and darkness give the reader a sense of the mood and tone of the story. These symbols make the story an important part of

J.K. Rowling once said, “ We’ve all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That’s who we really are.” The quote relates to the novel because we make our own choices. If we choose the darkness, people around us will be hurt.

Throughout the crucial years of World War Two, many individuals had sacrificed themselves to liberate their countries from Germany’s dictatorship. It may have seem impossible since Adolf Hitler wanted to dominate, not just Europe, but The United States and other foreign countries. Hitler wanted to create a “perfect” race of Germany with impeccable, obedient soldiers, exceptional mothers, and resilient children. Unfortunately, the human race of Germany allowed this gruesome terror to commence by Germans eliminating anyone who was not similar to their kind. “All the Lights We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr illustrates an orphan boy from Germany, Werner Pfennig, and a blind French girl, Marie-Laure LeBlanc. The adolescents struggle through the

“Why blame the dark for being dark, it is far more helpful to ask why the light isn't as bright as it could be.” This is a quote that inspires me on a daily basis. It originates from Rob Bell, founder and former pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church, and now author of many books. One of his many works is Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith, the book that this quote is taken from. Although I do not agree with many of the theological beliefs of Rob Bell, this specific quote is one that I wholeheartedly endorse.

Neal Shusterman, an award-winning author, once reminisced “... One thing you learn when you've lived as long as I have people aren't all good, and people aren't all bad. We move in and out of darkness and light all of our lives. Right now, I'm pleased to be in the light.” (Goodreads).

The novel All the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr, illustrates the story of a young Parisian girl named Marie-Laure and a distinctive German boy named Werner. The book takes place in a war torn Europe during the Second World War, and follows the two characters as the war alters their lives. Marie-Laure LeBlanc lives in Paris with her father, an intelligent, caring man who works as a locksmith for the Museum of Natural History. At age 6, with the threat of war looming in the distance, she suddenly goes blind. This sudden twist causes Marie-Laure’s father to create an intricately designed model of their neighborhood, complete with streets, building, storm drains and even benches on the sidewalk for her to memorize. When battle breaks loose across Europe, the curators of the museum are forced to evacuate all of the precious items. Marie-Laure and her father flee on foot to the seaside town of Saint-Malo where her Uncle Etienne lives to escape the German invaders. With them, they unknowingly carry the Sea of Flames, a diamond said to have powers to bestow immortality on anyone who carries it.

Dark under the sun Are you afraid of the dark? I assume that everyone is, right? Darkness always represents evil. In many cases today, darkness relates to death, ghosts, slaughter, and sin. Light, in contrast, is often a symbol of hope, justice, life, and saints.