Vasilisa the Beautiful and Baba Yaga This paper is on Slavic Mythology which originated in what is now known as Russia. The myth this research and paper is on is known as “Vasilisa the Beautiful and Baba Yaga”. This is one of the most well-known and beloved stories in Slavic mythology. This story comes from a large collection of Russian myths and is number 104 in Alexander Afanaseyev’s book Russian Fairy Tales. The myth originated as an oral story passed down through the years until it was eventually
The motif of shadows dominates Charles Dickens’s novel, A Tale of Two Cities. It creates a grim and somber mood. Shadows are used throughout the novel to create a gothic atmosphere. The opening chapters are full of the motifs of shadows and darkness. In fact, early on in the book gloomy surroundings are created through the mail coach’s journey from London to Dover on a dark November night. The journey is described as dangerous because of the darkness and the steep hills. The setting of a late night
recover his creativity, he undertakes the symbolic journey to Kahani, the representation of his psyche. Whereas in the light of the conscious land of Gup one is at peace with his shadows (the unconscious part of the mind), rendering it a proper environment for the development of imagination and creativity, in the darkness of Chup feelings and frustrations are being suppressed and the artistic urge obstructed, remaining in a stagnant nature. “Something, or somebody, has been putting filth into the
Darkness is used to symbolize sin, hatred, and guilt. We see the use of shadowy scenery when Hester and Dimmesdale meet in the forest. The dense forest is surrounded by a “gray expanse of cloud” and described as being thick and shady (179). This implies that the two characters have not truly connected with each other yet, and each possess a certain amount of guilt and regret. The secrets buried deep inside the characters is manifested in nature by darkness in the forest. Shadows are mentioned
reality can be noted, especially when we see shadow. Real life shadows are direct representations of the objects that create them. Light drapes around an object, and is halted behind it creating a lack of illumination that defines shade. Thomson’s shadows are not necessarily limited to the form of the original object. In fact, in Blankets Thompson argues his belief in God’s acceptance of Craig and Raina’s relationship with the help of contrast and shadow. He uses them to insinuate other meanings, concepts
Ursula Kroeber, best known in the 20th century as Ursula Le Guin, has drawn in many readers though her creation of fantasy worlds that have themes related to modern times. Born in a humble life in Berkeley, California on October 21, 1929, Le Guin was raised by writer, Theodora Kroeber, and anthropologist, Alfred Louis Korver. Built from the views of history and anthropology, Ursula Le Guin started writing sci-fi as early as the age of 12. Due to her parental influence and little exposure to religion
Questions 1. Why would some of the people of Athens be antagonistic to Plato’s story? They might be antagonistic to Plato’s allegory because it essentially is saying that the people of earth are the same as the people in the darkness. As Plato writes that those who live in the darkness would destroy and maim anyone that comes back from the light, the Athenians may interpret the allegory as a work that espouses their idiocy. Moreover, Plato’s words, especially in the final paragraph, state that professors
All of us have a shadow. Its hidden somewhere in one of our dark corners we seem to ignore. We might not see it, but it is there hidden inside all of us. Our shadow is everything we don’t want to be but in reality are. Our shadow is made up of negative emotional reactions through traumatic experience we encountered throughout our lives. Such emotions include anger, grief and shame. Emotions like these become an aspect to our shadow because we never confront it; instead, we ignore it, or deny it,
disconnect between the things we perceive as real and the actual reality. Plato’s allegory serves to prove how people come to be trapped in this cave where they are not able to recognize and distinguish between the truth because they can only see the shadows of what they have come to believe in. Many are chained up which prohibits them from finding out what the truth actually is. Plato seeks to convince his audience in getting his point across by using rhetorical devices such as logos, ethos, and the
shelves, but now, with a glimpse of a simple white page transcending the darkness, good prevails over