Paradise Regained

In Jack Kerouac’s novel On the Road, we meet Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty, two very lost men. After publishing the novel, many critics commented that Kerouac’s novel glorifies the deeds of criminal young men living irresponsible lives. Because of the low tolerance for rebellious youth, nowadays most of society would share the critics’ opinion. As Dean and Sal are adults, most of their actions are not inappropriate. Though this is true, the more one reads the novel, one sees just how much of a failure

While Waldo is most commonly seen in the pages of a multicolored book, Waldo is also in our everyday lives as a metaphor, existing as an ambiguous goal. Waldo is the word at the tip of my tongue. Waldo is the concept that is almost grasped. Waldo is the sneeze that refuses to be expressed. Waldo is the unfound window playing music in the sea of identical tabs. As this is happening, Waldo is chronically lurking in the deep recesses of our minds, begging to be found, nudging us incessantly. Although

In Frankenstein, Mary Shelley attempts to show the harmful affects of trying to work against nature with the creation of the monster by Victor Frankenstein. Nature is a force that should not be tampered with, and when Frankenstein creates the monster, he is attempting to alter the course of nature and partake in the role of God. This is a common theme of books in the romantic period, because romantic writers focused heavily on nature. It wasn’t very common for there to be women authors however, so

In the novel On the Road by Jack Kerouac, Sal is constantly trying to find a new beginning. In search of it he goes all the way out West going through many adventures and making many friends along the way. Everywhere his travels lead him problems rise, yet Sal still follows his dream and goes out West. The West offers a lot of new opportunities to Sal and that, along with the encouragement of his friends, is the cause for his trip. In Jack Kerouac’s novel On the Road the West signifies Sal’s search

Endlessly, Baldung creates another Adam and Eve painting on a panel in 1530s and continues the concept between original sin and the sexual fallenness of all humankind. In this latest piece, both Adam and Eve stare outward toward the beholder with a mischievous look. It seems as if both of the figures want the audience to feel the sensuality between the two figures and purposely drives the viewer towards original sin. By grasping onto Eve’s breast, Adam directs the attention to her sexual desire.

the most glorious creation that God made, Adam, was made in His image. After Adam was created, he was placed in the Garden of Eden where things were seemingly perfect. Even though Adam may not have realized it, there was something missing in this paradise home: his help meet. God’s first motive for delay in creating Eve as a help meet for Adam was to give him optimum preparation for his life. God could have immediately

Although it may seem justified for Victor to create a female companion, it would ultimately reflect his lack of foresight. Victor’s agreement to create another creature is a direct result of the blindness he has to the despair caused by the creature. He also lacks the foresight needed to realize the grievances he would secure from giving life to another creature of the same malicious nature. The grievances induced by Victor’s creation reveals the ignorance of bringing another wretched being to life

It is important to note that Victor and the creature are compared to one another to show the connection amongst them. Victor and the creature both shared the misfortune of becoming an outcast of society. When Victor observed his finalized creation of the monster, he found it incredibly disturbing. He was ashamed as well as afraid of how society might interpret him as a person, for creating such a “hideous monster.” Due to Victor’s act of abandoning the creature, society was a cruel and discomforting

Every person is born with a clean slate. While each child has a different personality, no infant is born with malicious intentions. The morals of a person are determined by their upbringing and the experiences they face. The Creature that Victor Frankenstein created was, as all young minds are, innocent and naive, until the wicked acts of humanity transformed him into a depraved, hateful being. If he would have been welcomed into the world, instead of being abolished and isolated, he would not have

Adam or Lucifer? Victor wants to create life to feel like a god but ultimately realizes that humans beings can not be god. The monster grapples with the fact that he wants to be like Adam but ends up like Lucifer. This essay will prove that man should not play god because man is unfit to play god. God is an all knowing being that knows more than use. It will also prove that the Creature through his struggles of trying to be loved, he will only end up being hated even more. In the Novel “Frankenstein”