In Literature, Women Are Good and Men Are Evil Essay -- Good vs Evil

What is good without evil? Without evil, there would be no possible way for good to exist. They complement each other, without one, you cannot have the other. Yet somehow evil always seems to outweigh the good. This is shown in various literary periods throughout history. There are many different ways that both good and evil can be shown. Good can be shown when someone is being kind or loving. The color white is often associated with good because it symbolizes a lamb, who is soft and sweet, a gentle creature. Evil would usually be associated with black. Black symbolizes evil because when people think of black, they think of darkness. The dark is scary and unpredictable so it is natural to associate it with evil. Without having an opposite to compare something to then it’s nearly impossible to define it. Good and evil are defined so easily because when people think of good, they see the opposite of evil and vice versa. Throughout many works of literature, men have been known to be evil/deceitful when it comes to women. Women are seen as the good in literature, not in all but in most cases. Authors such as William Blake and Christina Rossetti illustrate this and also evil in their literature to show their belief that evil dominates the world and good lies in the shadows but in the end, the good always prevails. In the â€Å"Goblin Market,† there are two sisters named Lizzie and Laura, one of the sisters falls ill after she is victim to the evil of the goblins in the market but the good overcomes their evil when Lizzie does the right thing by going to the goblin market in search for a way to cure her sister. Lizzie portrays the good in this poem, while Laura and the goblin men show the evil. Lizzie knew and stood firm on her ... ...lish Translation)." Poetry Foundation. Poetry Foundation, n.d. Web. 01 Apr. 2014. Blake, William. "Infant Joy." Poetry Foundation. Poetry Foundation, n.d. Web. 01 Apr. 2014. Blake, William. "Infant Sorrow." Poemhunter.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Apr. 2014. Davidson, James. "Beowulf - Good vs. Evil." StudyMode. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Apr. 2014. Jevon, Amy. "The Dark Bible: Women's Inferior Status." The Dark Bible: Women's Inferior Status. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Apr. 2014. Johnson, William E. "Good vs. Evil." Poetry Foundation. Poetry Foundation, n.d. Web. 31 Mar. 2014. Rossetti, Christina. "Goblin Market." Poetry Foundation. Poetry Foundation, n.d. Web. 31 Mar. 2014. Smith, Robert. "Evolution of American Literature." Evolution of American Literature. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Apr. 2014. Williams, James A. "Role of Women in Literature." StudyMode. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Apr. 2014.