“We could bear nearly any pain or disappointment if we thought there was a reason behind it, a purpose, to it.” — Rabbi Harold Kushner, When Bad Things Happen to Good People. Many I[…]
Tag: God
Night Response – In the Face of Hopelessness
In the novel Night, by Elie Wiesel I originally thought that I wouldn’t find much interest in the novel, but as I began delving deeper and deeper into the novel I became more engrossed into[…]
Until we meet again, my God- Response to ‘Night’
Until we meet again, my God Humans are odd creatures. We believe that a divine higher power controls us and fates. This higher power is God. And surrounded by God is religion. A way to[…]
~Frankenstein’s Desire to Emulate God~
Throughout the novel, readers see that Victor had always had a passion for all things natural, and unnatural. His pursuit for knowledge eventually leads him to explore the limits of his desire. He decides to[…]
The Sun’s Embrace
“… suggest to you about the human longing and how an individual’s life is shaped by such dreams?” Adolescence by P.K. Page My body floats above the calm water of the lake, soaking in the[…]
Monsters of the Past – Polished Personal Response
“… significance of an individual’s attempt to live unconstrained by convention or circumstance” Response to Poem: Piano Tuner’s Wife – Wilmer Mills I can hear the cannons calling out to me across the field. A[…]
A Christian Insight
It was by the end of the first chapter of Their Eyes Were Watching God that I realized the beautiful intertwining of Christian beliefs throughout the novel by Zora Neale Hurston. Speaking through a range[…]
Restless Heart
It’s the song, they said. No, the sea. The luxury. The ship. It’s the sex, they whispered. Leo, said Aziza sheepishly. It’s all about Leo. “Everybody wants Jack,” Laila said to Mariam. “That’s what it[…]
“p r e s e n t a t i o n”
“‘In those days she could have prayed the angels themselves right down from heaven, if she’d been so inclined, and when she lay down on the moss and spread those great white thighs of hers,[…]
Cast Away
Frankenstein – the story of the unfortunate creation forced to remain nameless and find his place in the world after being mercilessly abandoned by his creator. The Monster enters the world confused and lost;[…]