Ostrov came out in 2006 and was shown at the prestigious Venice Film Festival that same year. It is a beautiful story about a man who pretends to be Christ and his journey to spiritual perfection. Even though this movie wasn’t about a specific fool-for-Christ, it was inspired by the lives of such saints in…

You may have seen Seraphima’s Extraordinary Adventure, the movie about a girl who travels to the hidden god of nature. This is where she encounters the hidden god of nature, who is the god of nature and also just Spirit. You don’t need to watch this movie because it’s already inside you. It was written…

One of the most important and recurring themes in The Brothers Karamazov is the question of identity. Fyodor Pavlovitch, Smerdyakov and Alexei Karamazov (among others) all have difficulties with this question. Many of them act out as a result of their confusion. The main reason for this is that until recently, everyone believed in God.…

In the works of Jane Austin, Thomas Hardy and Emily Bronte we see a conservative resistance to modernity, nihilism, rootlessness and isolation. Emma is a classic example of this resistance as it shows how Emma becomes trapped by her own social status. She also makes mistakes that she is unable to overcome due to her…

The idea of love permeates this book and can be found on almost every page. Emma is typical of the few other topics Austen covered in her writing. All of the characters are either already in love, are in the process of falling in love, or wish they were. Particularly Emma appears to want to…

In this book, one of the main character traits that the author looks at is sensualism, also called hedonism. Fyodor is the oldest of four brothers, and he is the head of the family. His life shows how he has fallen into selfishness, cruel ridicule, and only cares about his own needs and wants. Fyodor…

During Malory’s lifetime, English life had been marked by dissension and war. The monarchy squandered the country’s wealth by waging wars, when what England needed was an emphasis on recovery and stability. The medieval period was a time of social unrest and disorder. In spite of severe economic conditions, the Hundred Years War raged. Despite…

Books chosen: Laxardala Saga, Medieval Philosophy In general, Icelandic Sagas include supernatural occurrences and fantasy, yet they have been employed throughout history to deconstruct the contemporary reality. It is both a witness to the period that created it and a symbol that expresses the meaning of that epoch more powerfully than any record. Thus, The Saga…

​​ The Canterbury tales in medieval England can appreciate the author’s technique in capturing the variations of human temperament and behavior. Its goal is to connect the concepts of how all of the various pieces of life connect to one another. In the book we can see how themes like violence, faith, loyalty and christianity…

The reader may grasp the subject of prophecy as suggested by a strong feeling of destiny in the Laxdaela Saga in several ways. This destiny has some supernatural elements, but it largely follows inexorable yet natural processes. Prophecy and destiny are therefore key elements in the narrative; once disaster is predicted, Gudrun, Bolli, and Kjartan’s…