Throughout The Children of Men, there were various significant images, one of which was light/dark contrast. James used light/dark contrast throughout the entire book to set the scene and to outline important events. The light was used to show peace, especially with the females that Theo was at...

In Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens, light is used symbolically through the example of Estella. Miss Havisham brings Estella up in the darkness, consequently sheltering her from the true meaning of life. By Miss Havisham's orders, the house in which Estella lives is lit only by artifi...

In the movie Hamlet there is a great contrast in moods. Hamlet is very depressed, while his parents are extremely happy. Hamlet shows his depression in different ways. A physical way would be the way the sun burns on his face. He hasn't gone outside in a long time son the sun burns his face. Ha...

Snow Watching the falling snow, I sit with no thoughts in my head. Watching the forest being covered in sheets of white, I listen to the silence of falling snow. Watching the day turn to dusk, I observe the faint lights twinkling like stars far away. Walking home in the new ...