The Light and The Night In the beginning, there was only daylight for the people of Athens, Greece. It was optimal for farming and prosperity of their society. The God of light; Helios was adored by all of the people as the epitome of perfection, even other Gods and Goddesses were secretly jealous of him. Nyx was a Goddess…in-training. She was far too volatile and rebellious to truly control her power. One day, she threw a tantrum out of frustration and impatience as she practiced with her powers, and the Gods and Goddesses at Mount Olympus had been keeping a close eye on her. They were concerned that Nyx would lose control of her power and lash out; hurting people or overpowering the Gods and Goddesses themselves. Zeus demanded a mentor for Nyx, and everyone agreed that Helios would be the best fit; he was a positive influence, …show more content…
Nyx had promptly refused out of stubbornness until she met Helios, and fell head over heels for him. Everyday Helios would teach her how to control her gift, as she grew stronger and more in love with him. Eventually, Nyx became distracted during training and Helios had noticed; “Nyx, you should be centralizing your power, focus.” he instructed. “How can I practice when all I can focus on is you?” she sighed in a daze. Helios stood shocked; “I could never love you, I must focus on the good of the people and not selfishly on love.” Nyx stood as if she’d been struck across the face and she ran out furiously. In a fury, Nyx channeled all of her power and anger she had inside of her and stole Helios’s sunlight, casting a shadow of eternal darkness. She had used Helios’s training to in turn, hurt him. Everyone would soon feel the way she felt after rejection. People slowly began to lose faith in the Gods and Goddesses; they had no crops and were in a famine,
so she tried to be territorial around the person she loved, Clayton, which caused her to go to lengths in which she raped Emily. The third-person narrative of Phoenix highlights the extreme actions she takes to gain affection and approval. This helps readers understand the desperate desire of victims of intergenerational trauma to be loved as they were split apart and abandoned by their
1. In the beginning, when Jesus created the heaven and the earth, 2. The earth was a formless wasteland, and darkness covered the abyss, while a mighty wind swept over the waters (Genesis 1: 1-2). Then God said “Let there be light, and the light was there, and God called light “day” and darkness “night”.
The audience’s thoughts towards her at first may have been sorrowful, but she does not want any of it. Instead, she wants people to see her for her strengths rather than her weaknesses. On the outside she may look like someone who has given up of
With this now independence she had now found, she rejected every man except for
Although she does not offer subjective opinions on her experiences, these experiences clearly affect her in a negative manner. She attempts to disconnect herself from the world around her, but instead becomes a silent victim of the turmoil of the chaotic
Her character reflected this loss of innocence and hope that the entire nation was feeling
Also, this makes her not want to follow her home values and follow the ones her friends have and the one she created for herself; she begins to
.I don’t think I’ll feel sad” (148). She had an immense number of opportunities to give something, yet she failed to do so. Conversely, Clarisse would give of her time to Montag, and he is amazed that “her face. . .[is] like a mirror” (8) in that she showed you your true self, she could “take of you and throw back to you your own expression. .
Aurora is the roman goddess of dawn (Myths Encyclopedia). Reading this the first time, it’s understandable that the reader thinks Wheatley is discussing how once in heaven she won’t be writing about Aurora anymore. However, it is striking that Wheatley would choose this particular mythological goddess. She directly pertains to the idea of light imagery. Aurora rising every morning can be considered significant in the context of this poem because it, yet again, symbolizes the fact that darkness is always followed by light.
She was saddened to realise this and therefore felt ashamed. As a result, she realised that she should be
While reading the story, you can tell in the narrators’ tone that she feels rejected and excluded. She is not happy and I’m sure, just like her family, she wonders “why her?” She is rejected and never accepted for who she really is. She is different. She’s not like anyone else
For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.” (I. v. 57-58) he proclaims out loud. Letting his heart take over his head, he subconsciously makes his way to her, where their lips press together like hands in prey yearning for a better future. However, the hope is to no
She begins to realize that her feed is causing her suffering and troubles. In paragraph 35 Violet says, “...there’s so much I need to do. ... You can’t even know. I want to go out right now and start. I want to dance.
In life, people want to have that someone they can call the “sun to the their moon,” or the “night to their day,” wishing for an undying love. William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet deals with the recurring visual motif of light and dark, that is used to represent and foreshadow their love. Both of the lovers compare one another to the day and night, which highlights the intensity of their relationship, but also expresses the downfalls and unforeseen complications to come. For Romeo, Juliet is his sun. His light.
Hippolyta is forced to do everything that Theseus tells her to do and doesn't have the