Lightness

Huckleberry, “Huck”, possess both characteristics. Among the many topics to debate within the novel, the question of whether this story is ruled by hope or cynicism determines the way the novel is read and interpreted. Although there are examples of lightness in this novel, Twain writes this novel with a predominantly dark mindset of humanity. He shows it through the the obtuseness and violence of humans through the Grangerfords, and materialistic ideals of the King and Duke and what they stand for; these

Cannot See, which follows the story of Werner Pfennig and Marie-Laure LeBlanc. Both characters are born with a lightness that is innocent and pure, but are challenged by the societies they are born in. Marie-Laure is a sixteen year old French girl who is blind, and although she can no longer see the light of the world, she is the only character who still embodies the same innocent lightness she did as a child. Her childhood was spent soaking up the good rays of her Father’s love. Unbeknownst to her

Lavender’s death, and his frequent use of weight and weightlessness metaphors in the dreams of Lieutenant Jimmy Cross and the other soldiers. Using the character’s ideas of weight to investigate their emotional reality, O’Brien’s explores heaviness and lightness in both physical and metaphysical connotations providing ample evidence for weight’s central symbolic purpose within the text. The role of weight in Ted Lavender’s death, and its frequent reference by characters within the story, reinforces the

Where the darkness is represented in the place where black is stated and the lightness is represented by the things that are white. In this novel, shades of black can be seen in objects or emotions that are associated with the night, shadows, burned, and evil. On page 3 it states, “It was a pleasure to see things eaten, to see things

Anger, resentment and hurt can make a person feel as if they need to make up for their loss, while laughter and lightness can make a person feel as if they have already made up for that loss. As a matter of fact, this is demonstrated by two characters in Charles Dickens’s Novel, A Tale of Two Cities, set during the French Revolution. The characters who reflect this statement are Madame Defarge and Dr. Manette. Madame Defarge is vengeful and malevolent while Dr. Manette is forgiving and committed

The Renaissance was the rebirth of ideas of Greece and Rome that were lost during the Middle Ages. The ideas of the Renaissance were able to flourish thanks to the contribution of a couple wealthy families in Italy. The Pazzi family, not as powerful as the Medicis, but desperate to establish their wealth and status, were one of the families that funded many great creative endeavors. Fillipo Brunelleschi, an architectural genius, was commissioned by the family to design the Pazzi Chapel. Brunelleschi

World War I was a time of constant worry and woe for the destruction caused to the European countryside. Ernest Hemingway depicts the life of an American ambulance driver working for the Italian army through the Great War in the semi-autobiographical A Farewell to Arms, incorporating elements of his own experience in the war into that of his narrator Fredric Henry. One of the most effective tools to display the destruction and chaos of this war was Hemingway’s writing style, clearly seen in the opening

this as a controversial implication of the impurity because of the freeness of her sexual form; however it is most likely that the intent of this shadowing is to insinuate the presence of pubic hair and allows the artist to break the consistent lightness of her body with a slight darkness. While viewing the placement of her hand, the viewer will undeniably take note of the ring on her pinky finger, one of the few items she is wearing. Her chin is tilted towards her shoulder, allowing the light to

which is in a different key. The key signature of the second movement is in B flat major. The instruments that have the melody this time are the violins along with the clarinets and bassoons. The mood through-out the piece to me seemed to have a lightness and grace to it. During the piece I also realized that you pick up on a dark undertone. The dark undertone is in the harmony of the

Hendrickje Bathing is an oil painting by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. It stands out amongst his paintings because it appears to be painted from a true experience. Rembrandt uses several techniques to show the sensuality of the woman. Hendrickje Bathing depicts a woman tentatively entering a river. She is lifting her dress and almost exposing herself to the viewer. The curved neckline of her dress reveals the shape of her breasts formed by the contrasting tonal values. The angle of her face suggests