Bunyan, Pilgrim's Progress A sign of the enduring popularity and influence of The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan is that one of the more memorable episodes of the allegory -- the passage of Christian and Faithful through the town of Vanity, and its market festival of "Vanity Fair" -- continues to be a recognizable allusion long after Bunyan's death. In 2012, Vanity Fair remains the title of a Conde-Nast magazine celebrating wealth and fame. To a certain degree, Bunyan would approve the title of this magazine, for his own conception of Vanity Fair is a place of glossy and meretricious emptiness. This is, after all, the etymological meaning of "Vanity" -- although contemporary usage is more likely to refer to conceitedness (as, for example, with "Vanity Smurf" always gazing in a hand-mirror), the original meaning was of worthless vacuity. This is "Vanity" in the sense of "vain effort" or something done "in vain."...
Bunyan is careful to note, on more than one occasion, that Jesus had to pass through Vanity Fair, too: it is summarized in one of the interpolated bits of verse Bunyan wrote for the illustrated edition of the book:
He clarifies his status i.e. A spiritual leader and a learned person by using well chosen ethos of St. Aquinas, Jesus and Paul therefore puts him forth as a trustworthy person. Also being an African-American makes him the right person to participate in this event because he understands the situation properly. By use of logos he explains the reason behind the actions of the black persons of which the
The Widow and Miss Watson see nothing wrong with slavery in modern society, while Huck actually takes actions to end slavery by leading Jim to freedom and treating Jim like a human being. 6. "To be or not to be, that is the bare bodkin." Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Signet, 2002, p. 143. The Shakespearean 'actors' Jim and Huck befriend are really charlatans, despite their pretence of learning. They
He stated that, "I mean printed works produced ostensibly to give children spontaneous pleasure and not primarily to teach them, nor solely to make them good, nor to keep them profitably quiet." (Darton 1932/1982:1) So here the quest is for the capture and promotion of children's imagination through stories and fables that please as well as enlighten. There is always the fallout that once a child learns to love
Othello Shakespeare's Skepticism: Unconditional Love in Othello Unconditional love is said by some to be the unobtainable but righteous goal of all living humans. When and if we are capable of generating unconditional love towards our fellow man but in particular those who are closest to us many believe we are capable of ascension to a better place, be it the Christian heaven which stresses unconditional love for one's fellow man and
Furthermore the rhetoric here is rich in symbolism. Dr. King draws parallels between the response of violence to his peaceful protests and other great personalities whose commitment to justice, truth, and love also had unintended and unfortunate consequences. Personalities like Socrates and Jesus, for example, could not be expected to deny their truth for fear of public reaction. Dr. King makes this argument even stronger by also drawing the parallel
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