Abel Meeropol

contributes in his dialogue relate closely to the well known story of Cain and Abel, found in the Book of Genesis. In the famous Old Testament story, Cain, a crop farmer, and Abel, a shepherd, are brothers with an interesting twist to their story. The story begins as Cain and Abel are bringing offering to God, where Cain has gathered some fruit and Abel has brought the very best of his flock to offer to God. Because Abel had offered his very best to God, he “had regard” for his offering, but because

Great Expectations can be correlated to Dickens own personal life where Pip works unhappily in a forge while struggling to better his education. This is something Dickens did himself at the age of 12 , and again at 15 when he was forced to work to support his family, putting his education on hold. As a young boy, Dickens dreamed of being a gentleman just as Pip did. The great success Dickens accomplished in his later life may have been a source of guilt, as he started off with nothing to his name

Great Expectations is a Victorian Era novel written by Charles Dickens, and based around a young boy named Pip who struggles internal with moral decisions, and strives to better himself, and become a gentleman. Water is used throughout the book to represent purity, but that's only on the outside. Taking the time to dig deeper it becomes more apparent that water correlates less with purity or growth, and more with fate. Jaggers washing his hand consistently throughout the book, the fight between Compeyson

Genesis 1:1-11, are very important scriptures that demand that we take a look back at our history when we begin to discuss human origin, relationships and civilization. It is here that we find answers to what has been a debate for many. Author, Lim (2013) states that, “In Genesis the days of creation begin with sunset because God is not bound by and does not emanate from natural forces such as the sun”. This is shown true in the verses simply explaining the creation of everything including the

man named Orlick. His sister, with whom he was living with, was attacked one day, but no one knew who it was. Pip moved to London and met Herbert Pocket and became friends with him. Pip met the man who forced him to bring food one day. The man, named Abel Magwitch, revealed that he was Pip’s secret benefactor. Pip gets a note one day to go to the marshes. He does, and Orlick was there, informing Pip that it was he that had killed Mrs. Joe. When Herbert comes and tries to catch Orlick, he

In John Steinbeck’s East of Eden, Adam’s son Cal reflects the character of Cain in the Bible. Cain is born to Adam and Eve. When Cain and Abel present gifts to God, God favors Abel’s gift. Cain grows jealous and kills his brother out of jealousy. Though similar to Cain, John Steinbeck uses the choices Cal makes to contrast his character to Cain in the Bible and to demonstrate that, despite being evil, people can choose their course in life. Cal is similar to the Biblical character Cain in many ways

Grendel and Cain In the story of Beowulf you get a glimpse of many different themes throughout this epic. Those themes range from good and evil to those of death and glory. The story itself depicts a period in history when life was lead "blind" through the teachings of the book of the lord and his spoken words. At this same period in history traditional pagan religious practices and beliefs have slowly given way to the ideals and philosophy of Christianity. Many of the themes held within the pages

own country. The horror of blood on the soil is not simply a dislike of violence or mess, but rather stems back to the biblical tale of Cain and Abel. Cain, son to Adam and Eve, "was a tiller of the ground" (Gen. 4:2) who murdered his brother Abel in envy of his belovedness to God. Cain quickly buries his slain brother and when asked by God where Abel can be found, replies, "Am I my brother's keeper?" (Gen.4:9). God tells Cain that He knows

that law. In short, this law suggests that any species may protect and look out for itself, but cannot wipe out another species. A natural food chain must persist. Ishmael next discusses the Genesis origin stories - of Adam and Eve, and of Cain and Abel - to explore the meaning of the Taker story, and how it historically worked against the Leaver civilizations. He claims that the Fall of Man story was actually developed by Leavers to explain why the Takers started

A theme is a unifying or dominant idea in a literary work. Steinbeck described the competition of good versus evil as the story of mankind itself. He believes that every generation to come since Adam and Eve will now be immersed with the struggle of good and evil due to Eve’s curiosity that led to sin, eventually banning both her and Adam from the Garden of Eden. In East of Eden, Steinbeck makes the contest of good versus evil apparent through his contrasting description of the setting, the characters’