Shadow World:
Shadow World is the term used to refer to the hidden, supernatural part of the world that the Shadowhunters and Downworlders share and is also being pervaded by humans. Cassandra Clare created this world alongside the seemingly normal human world. The Shadow World his hidden with glamours, that normal humans cannot see. Humans are called ‘mundanes’. Only special mundanes who have the sight can see through the glamours and even then they have to try hard without having had special training. People who live in the Shadow World are born with the Sight and see the Shadow World with ease, sometimes needing a bit of training, ‘mundanes’ rarely do, making most of them ignorant. Their most important law is that everyone part of the
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This book is set in the year 1878 in London, in this book you read about people and events that happened way before the events of the Mortal Instruments series. The main character is the sixteen-year-old Tessa Gray. Tessa has no choice but to descend into London’s dark supernatural underworld in search of her missing brother. She was once a member of the Pandemonium Club because she had no choice. This leads her into Victorian-era London’s dangerous supernatural underworld, where vampires stalk the dark lit streets of London, werewolves slink in the shadowy lanes of Whitechapel, and warlocks hold masquerade balls for demons and Downworlders. A killer stalks the dark streets of London, flaying his victims alive and removing their skin, leaving behind the smell of demonic witchcraft wherever he strikes. Seeking his identity the Shadowhunter of the London Institute find one clue; a membership badge for a secret organization called the Pandemonium Club. When Tessa discovers that she herself is a Downworlder, she must learn to trust her natural enemies, the demon-killing Shadowhunters. But there is more to it Tessa is not just any Downworlder, not a single soul has ever heard of someone with powers like hers. Torn between two boys, Will, a Shadowhunter hiding his true nature, because of an ancient curse or so he thinks, and the devoted Jem. Jem being Will’s …show more content…
It is set in Los Angeles. The book focuses on Emma Carstairs and Julian ‘Jules’ Blackthorn and his siblings, most characters made a first appearance in City of Heavenly Fire when they were five years younger. Emma Carstairs a young Shadowhunter and orphan, she lost her parents in the Great War that took place in the Mortal Instruments series, she is a warriors and the best in her generation, she lives for battle. Julian ‘Jules’ Blackthorn a Shadowhunter who also lost his parents in the Great War and took on the burden of taking care of his five siblings. Jules and Emma are parabatai. A parabatai is your partner in battle. A parabatai is your best friend, they can be everything to each other but they can never fall in love. After the events in the Mortal Instruments things have been tense, especially with the faeries, they are on the brink of war with the Shadowhunters. When the bodies of both humans and faeries turn op murdered in the same way Emma’s parents were when she was a child, an uneasy alliance is formed. Emma needs this, she needs her revenge and Julian has a chance to get his half-fey brother Mark, who is being held prisoner by the Faerie Courts, in the Wild Hunt, back. All they have to do is solve the murders within two weeks and before the murderer targets them. They also promised not to tell The Clave. At the same time, Emma is
The book Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn is a great book full of romance, action and throughout the whole book trying to solve a mystery. The setting of the story is in New York in 2014. The main characters in the book are Cassie, Dean, Michael, Lea, and Stolen. Cassie is a young college student who has had a hard life her father left when she was young, and her mother was pronounced dead after she went missing a few years back. Dean is a pro/antagonist because when he was young his father pressured him into doing awful things to women he always told Dean (cut them, bind them, brand them, hang them ). Michael is a good hearted young man the same age as Dean, he is a good guy even if he likes bothering Dean.
Incidences that occur in one's childhood tend to affect them possibly for the rest of the rest of their life. This applies to the novel Fifth Business and the characters Dunstan Ramsey and Boy Staunton. Throughout the lives of these characters Dunstan lives in the shadow of Boy due to feelings of guilt and responsibility as a result of one winter evening in the town of Deptford.
Written in 1818, the latter stages of the Gothic literature movement, at face value this novel embodies all the key characteristics of the Gothic genre. It features the supernatural, ghosts and an atmosphere of horror and mystery. However a closer reading of the novel presents a multifaceted tale that explores
The concerns of Victorian England about the status of faith and manhood have left a deep mark in the literature of the period. The Picture of Dorian Gray and Dracula are good examples of this concern. In both books there is an emphasis in the corruption of the body and of the soul as maladies that haunt the greatness of England. The aristocracy is pointed as the social strata from where this decadence will spread. These books show a population of youth that lacks the guidance of parents and are apparently deprived of fertility as a consequence of the disorientation that reigns among them. This corruption is shown in conjunction with a lack of religious faith and an excess of sin that will result in the transference of England to the forces of evil.
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Due to the conventions included in the novel, this is a perfect example of a gothic novel. The novel evokes in the audience fear and anticipation of the novels plot. The 19th century audience would have been overwhelmed with terror whilst reading the novel as the atmosphere creates suspense and the pace of the novel is fast.
Nat Turner's belief that he was a mystic, born for some great purpose; a spiritual savior, chosen to lead Black slaves to freedom, justified his bloody rebellion against slave owners in Virginia. His actions did not so much spring from the fact that members of his family had been beaten, separated or sold, but rather from his own deep sense of freedom spoken in the Bible. From the time Nat Turner was four-years-old, he had been recognized as intelligent, able to understand beyond his years. He continued to search for religious truth and began to have visions or signs of being called by God. By the time Nat Turner reached manhood, the path his life would take was clear; his destiny would be to bring his fellow slaves out of bondage.
Spencer, Kathleen L. Purity and Danger: Dracula, the Urban Gothic, and the Late Victorian Degeneracy Crisis. 1st ed. Vol. 59. N.p.: Johns Hopkins UP, 1992. JSTOR. Web. 6 Jan. 2014. .
Ged, the main character in The Wizard of Earthsea, by Ursula K. LeGuin, through an act of pride and spite unwittingly unleashes a powerful shadow creature on the world, and the shadow hunts Ged wherever he goes. After failing to kill Ged the first time, he learns the only way to destroy the shadow is to find its name. What Ged must realize is the shadow was created by the evil in his own heart. Also, the shadow is not entirely evil, and Ged can actually draw strength from it. In doing so, Ged will realize that the only way to discover the shadow’s name is to discover that he and the shadow are one. Carl G. Jung in Man and His Symbols, describes the shadow as containing the hidden, repressed, and unfavorable “tendencies” of the conscious personality. “Such tendencies form an ever-present and potentially destructive ‘shadow’ to our conscious mind.”
Neil Gaiman’s American Gods is in a modern society, but with a twist. The twist is that there are a bunch of Old and New Gods, which all range from Norse to Egyptian ones to just plain old made up ones, like “Mr. World” and “Media” and “T.V Lady.” The main argument here is to believe and discovering oneself. To show this theme throughout the story, the main character Shadow his constantly visited by the buffalo-man in his dreams, that give him advice throughout his travels. The one thing that sticks out most to Shadow is the piece of advice that he tells him is to “Believe”. Shadow is constantly met with Old Gods who give him valuable lessons in life as well as helping him in his journey to stop the coming war between Old and New Gods. Although there are some hints of magic within this piece, they are brushed off to the side by Gaiman as dream-like moments from Shadow. Shadow starts off normal getting out of a prison, but then is suddenly thrown into a fantasy-like scenario. Overall, Gaiman is showing a connection between his readers and the world he creates in his novel.
The novel, Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad, is literally about Marlow’s journey into the Belgian Congo, but symbolically about the discovery of his heart and soul during his journey, only to find that it is consumed by darkness. He realizes that the man he admired and respected most, is really demonic and that he may be just like him. He is able to come to this realization however, before it takes the best of him.
1. Please briefly share the influences on your decision to pursue the field of medicine, including shadowing experiences and other medical related activities.
Anyone that has watched The Vampire Diaries and Twilight have noticed similarities and differences with the main women protagonists, love, supernatural powers, and craving of blood. In the Vampire Diaries people are introduced to Elena Gilbert a young outgoing teenaged girl. She has lived in Mystic Falls her entire life, unfortunately her parents are deceased. They passed away in a car accident while their vehicle sank in a nearby river. Elena had a normal life until it was interrupted by meeting Stefan Salvator a 165 year old vampire. Unlike the Vampire Diaries, Twilight has Bella Swan. She seems like an awkward shy teenager. Bella moved to Forks, Washington to have a better father-daughter relationship with her dad. Both Bella’s parents are divorce and share custody; which is why Bella had to move to Forks. Just like Elena met Stefan, Bella meets Edward Cullen the handsome intriguing 107 year old vampire.
Punter David, ‘The Literature of Terror’, in A History of Gothic Fictions from 1765 to the Present Day, The Modern Gothic. Harlow, eds. (UK: Pearson Education, 1996)
During this specific night, an army of mysterious, murky clouds seized control of divine sky, devouring the sun. Favored by the troops, the moon, displaying its glorious luminescence upon a shadowy city, wins a triumphant victory over the sun. A ferocious leader of the army activates the withdrawal then leads dedicated soldiers to west as if they are tracking down a wild dog. On the other hand, the city transmits its vivid and righteous illuminations back to the sky to let people in the “second floor” know that “era of tranquility” began. Imagine the astonishing night, rigid and bright buildings lie elegantly on the moonlight sky, bring lights gaze from the thousands of bulbs. It is beautiful, yet no one knows what beauty is upon them.