Dark Shadows

symbolism to help convey the theme of Nihilism, the philosophy that there is nothing heavenly to believe in.  It discusses that there is no supernatural reason or explanation of how the world is today.  Three symbols: the soldier, the café, and the shadows of the leaves, found in Hemingway's short story clearly displays this Nihilistic theme.        The first clear display of Nihilism by the use of symbols is the brief passage description of the soldier passing the café with the prostitute

"Good job, John! You managed to find my silver flask. Did you get the thieves?" Colette asked as he saw John walk out of the cellars, her silver flask in his hand. "Yea, though...." John hesitated as he handed the silver flask and frying pan back to Colette. "What is it?" "The thief was a rat-like monster walking on two feet and even wearing clothes. It was very strange. Do you know what it was?" "Rat-like creatures?! Oh no...." "So you do know. Tell me." "John...that creature you saw must

I couldn’t sleep and I wasn’t going to be able to sleep. I was an insomniac despite my parents telling me I just wanted to be up late at night. Please. No one wants to be awake at 4:30 in the morning. But I tossed and turned anyway, trying desperately to get my body to rest. Eventually I decided to give up and position myself on a chair facing my window. I tried to do this when I couldn’t sleep because it was peaceful outside and sometimes I relaxed so much I fell asleep. Other times I just watched

Why does Odysseus see himself in those delusions? In my perspective, Odysseus, the ruler of Ithaca and a Greek ruler of Troy, is such a character that does not seem as delusional as Ajax, yet there are some characteristics within him, which consequently make him view himself as delusional. Unfortunately, completing this question thoroughly was quite difficult, as Odysseus did not provide many statements. Nonetheless, to begin with, in comparison to Ajax, this ruler does not allow his feelings of

is called Across Tender Land and was inspired by Saurer’s surroundings while growing up (Shadow Casting). On piece, in particular, caught my eye. His Shadow Casting sculpture is around 75 pieces of welded steel and charred wood composed into different shapes mounted on a wall. When I first saw this piece, I found it interesting, but as I got closer, sensored lights came on and caused each piece to cast a shadow on the wall behind the sculpture. This piece of art reminded me the incense burner that

Scrooge, a dull, hateful hoary miserable, miser that is always grumpy, doesn’t like anything to do with happiness or joy. According to the text, he has a frosty rime on his head, thin lips blue that spoke shrewdly in a grating voice. Scrooge has a pointed nose with shriveled cheeks. The text refers to him as “bitterer than any wind that blew and no warmth could warm, no wintry weather could chill him.” In the first part of the story, one night a ghost appears in his house, he turns out to be his

My personality is a far away cave. The mouth of this cave is blocked by several massive rocks; each covered with a smooth and gentle exterior, but deeply rooted into the concrete. It makes it nearly impossible for anyone to enter. In addition to these rocks, there are long thick chains surrounding the opening of this cave which makes the thought of entering a laborious feat. When looking at the cave from the outside, you will perceive it as rough or scary. Although, if you find yourself to be an

missed out on the beauty of the outside world and unfortunately passed away at the young age of 44. Although his years were brief, he was able to live his dream of becoming a successful novelist, travel writer, and poet. The poems “Romance,” “My Shadow,” and “The Land of Nod” by Robert Louis Stevenson include a variety of figurative language, such as metaphors and symbolism, to convey the theme that nature’s beauty should not be taken for granted. Stevenson utilizes metaphors in his work to elevate

Finger prints It’s a humid hot summer night, lee is a nine year old boy, and he really dislikes summer nights, for him, summer nights are usually like an indescribable mystery. The unseen spirits are so active on summer nights, they make noise, they talk to each other. Yes, they are not shy to give surprises to some sensitive kids, like Lee. It’s 9:30 pm already, Lee is lying on his little bed, he puts some robot models, and his hairy Teddy bear around him, trying to let them protect him

Shadow often does small coin tricks throughout the novel, but there are two coins in particular that take on greater significance. His gold coin symbolizes the sun, while his silver coin symbolizes the moon. Taking literally the idea that these heavenly bodies “watch over” the earth, both these coins offer protection in different ways. Together, they represent the importance of balance and duality, gold and silver, life and death, the sun and the moon. The gold coin that Shadow takes from the “treasure