He leads a life of violence and crime‚ yet Faulkner makes several loose connections that liken him to Jesus Christ. One of the immediate giveaways of Faulkner using religious language to describe Joe Christmas is his initials. Joe Christmas and Jesus Christ share the same initials. Faulkner intentionally makes this symbolic connection. In addition to their initials‚ Joe Christmas and Jesus Christ have somewhat similar stories about their early childhood through their death. Joe did not go around
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horses. His psychiatrist tries to get Alan to explain what was going on and he eventually begins to open up. When Alan was a child‚ his mother was a Christian who read the bible to him every day. One day‚ his father destroyed a picture of the crucifixion of Jesus and Alan decided to replace it with a picture of a horse. During Alan’s childhood‚ he grew an attraction towards horses from cowboy movies‚ his mother’s stories‚ and his grandfather’s love for horses. Later in the play‚ Alan gets a job at a
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“The Bull Moose” by Aiden Nowlan is an intriguing free verse poem‚ the speaker discussing the plight of a male bull moose who is tormented and killed by people after wandering into a town. Nowlan explores the cruelty of mankind to the natural world‚ asserting the human tendency to reject what cannot be controlled. This idea is made evident through the sparkles shift in tone and actions. From the onset of the poem‚ Nowlan presents the apparent contrast between civilization and nature‚ particularly
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death on the battlefield to the crucifixion of Christ‚ advocating it as a honourable‚ almost divine sacrifice for the motherland. Henderson recounts an incident where she tends to a wounded soldier‚ displaying a motherly characteristic consistent with other female war poets. The soldier is identified as a divine being and the nurse caring for him as the Virgin Mary. In the final stanza‚ Henderson compares women’s sharing of the soldiers’ pain to Mary’s sharing of Jesus’ pain on the Cross. Although
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crosses. “The theme of the Lamentation is traditional‚ although it is not described in the Bible. It shows Mary‚ the mother of Jesus‚ Mary Magdalene and others‚ weeping over his body after the Crucifixion. Rembrandt’s picture is carefully constructed to connect with other episodes of the story of Christ’s suffering and death. The two thieves remind us of the Crucifixion itself. The figures climbing down the ladders recall the Deposition‚ when Christ’s body was brought down from the cross. The group
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The Covert Religious Significance in ?The Death of Ivan Ilyich?. The initial interpretation of ?The Death of Ivan Ilyich? by Leo Tolstoy can be viewed as a lesson on the true meaning of life and how one should live. On further examination I have found that Tolstoy embedded a deeper religious meaning within the story. Unless the reader is familiar with biblical scriptures‚ Tolstoy?s approach will be lost within the contents of the sentences. Tolstoy contrasts the life and death of Christ with that
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describe the tree seems positive here‚ and the author’s tone appears to be of amazement. All of the gold and gems that are referenced bring about connotation of royalty‚ and perhaps subconsciously trying to convey the message that Jesus is like a king. Another indication of Jesus’ royal status is the following line: “Raised on high‚” which brings about the image of a king high upon his thrown. Upon taking a closer look at the lines within this first section we can see that things are not as they seem.
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associated with Christianity many years of my life and have never heard of such a thing as a religion of pity. I assume‚ this term is related to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ‚ if my assumption is correct‚ I believe Nietzsche misunderstood the message that was being conveyed. Pity is not the emotion that was intended‚ freedom was the intended emotion. Jesus refused to be changed by force and was crucified for that reason. His intent was to lead by example‚ to be proud of who you are and be proud of what
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illustration of Jesus in both humanity and divinity. However‚ each gospel portrays Jesus in a different way. The Gospel of Mark focuses on the mortality aspect of Jesus such as the concern of dying. On the contrary the Gospel of John focuses on the spirituality aspect of Jesus‚ and the revelation of Jesus and the Father being one. Despite the differences in portrayal of Jesus leading up to the Last Supper. Throughout this event both Gospels portrays Jesus’ crucifixion‚ however‚ Mark present Jesus similarly
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and even by those in government positions. Andrew Serrano’s painting Piss Christ (1987) has caused an overwhelming amount of controversy and the wide response is undeniable. Serrano’s Piss Christ is a color photograph of Jesus being crucified on a cross while being pissed on. In response his photograph‚ Serrano has received death threats and hate mail and has lost grants on the one hand‚ and on the other has enjoyed dozens of laudatory articles and a sizeable
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