Eleusinian Mysteries

In the Biblical story of Cain and Abel from the book Genesis, there is no doubt that Cain was the central character. It was Cain, who got so angry, when God preferred Abel’s gift over Cain’s, it was also him, who had a conversation with God about the role of sin in man’s life and at the end, it was him who killed his own brother, but on the other hand lived a long life full of children. This story is mainly about Cain, so is Steinbeck’s East of Eden. In the first generation of the Trask family,

Comparing ChinaTown and the Big Sleep      ChinaTown, directed by Roman Polanski, is a non-traditional hard-nosed detective film made in the 70's. The typical elements of character type are there; J.J. Gittes (a private detective in LA) played by Jack Nicholson is the central character, sharing the spotlight is Fay Dunaway playing the femme fatale Evelyn Mulwray. This film breaks all types of norms when compared to the hard-nosed detective films it is modeled after. The film is filled with allusions

The story of Cain and Abel in the book of Genesis is a great illustration of frustration-induced criminality. According to Berkowitz, “delay or blockage may generate intense anger or even a violent response, if the frustrated individual believes that type of response will eliminate the interference” (Bartol & Bartol, 2016, p. 94). In Genesis 4:4-5, Cain’s perception that Abel was blocking God’s approval of him is illustrated, “and the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering, but for Cain and his

Cain expresses various weaknesses and strengths throughout the story of himself and his brother. Within the story, his weaknesses seemed to overpower the significance of the strengths. The one attribute that stood out the most on each side of the spectrum was his love to please God and his jealousy created by not receiving the same love from God. I believe that it is significant that Cain’s weaknesses are shown in the story. It proves a case where most humans can find relatable and tell of a similar

According to the Old Testament, Cain is the first son of Adam and Eve, of whom also his brother Abel was born. The heresy of Cain was to kill his brother due to jealousy for not having the love of God, since he preferred the sacrifice of his brother (the firstborn of his sheep) to his (fruits of the earth). God then condemned him and he wandered the earth with a sign so that no one would dare to kill him. In this allusion in which Mister Utterson “inclines to Cain’s heresy,” he puts himself in the

there are inhabitants around, but not seen or directly noticed. The element of isolation in nature is demonstrated in The Mysteries of Udolpho and The Turn of the Screw by Udolpho and the House at Bly through their setting in isolated landscapes with weak tethers to the rest of civilization. The idea of overcoming this isolation is also present in the novels. Emily in The Mysteries of Udolpho escapes the isolation to safety. The Governess in The Turn of the Screw hopes to do the same by connection with

work is (whether that be fiction or not) and they will all probably say the same four things: plot, setting, characters, and narration. This is also true for the three novels we have studied thus far in class: Vathek, The Castle of Otranto, and The Mysteries of Udolpho. The dark ‘gloomth’ setting, the larger-than-life characters, and the supernaturally centered plot lines all make these books Gothic novels, but how would one characterize the narrators? If there is anything that these three novels we

Danny C. Dumoulin. Dumoulin 1. Dr. Lynne Crockett. Gothic Literature. Nov. 11, 2013. Comparison on both novels: The Castle of Otranto & Northanger Abbey The Castle of Otranto was written in 1764, by Horace Walpole. This novel is a Gothic novel, and I will be writing an essay about this novel to show, and explain how Gothic it is. I will be picking a specific character to explain

imitative use of the words, style attitude, tone and ideas of an author in such a way as to make them ridiculous. … by exaggerating certain traits. …its purpose may be corrective as well as derisive.” Austen undoubtedly imitates Ann Radcliffe’s The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794), in substantial passages, as the influence of other contemporary writers also shows through, but she does so with such

Set in 1798 England, Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey is the “coming of age” story of Catherine Morland, a naïve young girl who spends time away from home at the malleable age of seventeen. Catherine’s introduction into society begins when Mr. and Mrs. Allen, her neighbors in Fullerton, invite her to accompany them as they vacation in the English town of Bath. While in Bath, Catherine spends her time visiting newly-made friends, such as Isabella Thorpe, and attending balls and plays. Catherine soon