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…is virtually timeless. Although Hemingway was often viewed as an atheist by his contemporaries, The Old Man and the Sea clearly proves otherwise. Hemingway could have been referring to either Santiago or Christ when he once remarked, "There are some things which…

…these texts we must account for the situation of Mary Shelley. Her father, William Godwin, was a dissenter-turned atheist who wrote An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice in 1793, this radical text reflected Godwin's personal anarchic viewpoint and he is now…

…change, Stalin became interested to Karl Marx’s political ideologies, which was entitled Marxism; “Marxism, despite its intellectual pretensions, constituted a kind of prophetic religion, an atheistic faith that predicted the future and, more importantly…

…and oppression first hand. Although he himself was an Atheist, he understood the intense commitment of the Jews to their community and the power of Judaism as a social force. The themes of this intense commitment, together with this insistence on the sanctity…

…, but was not sure if her God had actually betrayed her(Critical essays in modern literature pp. 911). Perhaps she should abandon religion? The atheists in the book are jilted as the dead father is not allowed a proper funeral ceremony since he was never baptized. Perhaps…

…into a person exhibiting both feminine nurturing and masculine intrepidness. We come to earth as princesses and presidents, as paupers and pirates, as tribals and scientists, as murderers and healers, as atheists and, ultimately, God-Realized sages. We take bodies…

…religion is going to play in their lives. Holden says that he, in some ways, is "an atheist" (Breit 82). He sometimes prays to Jesus, and yet other times he feels like he just cannot pray because of his likes, dislikes, and indifferent views of the church…

…feel that today any religion is accepted by most. Also, I feel that even an atheist can survive without being discriminated against in this day and age. Religion is still an important part of many people’s lives, but it is not viewed as a necessity by many…

…, the magistrate was almost demanding that Meursault believed in God. Yet, Meursault did not and would not admit to it. This again comes up in the trial. The prosecutor portrayed Meursault as an immoral man because he was an atheist. Meursault could have made…

…philosopher. Hegel influenced many areas of modern philosophy, but his strongest influence was on Karl Marx.. Hegel developed the idea of the Absolute being reality, reason and history. Marx joined the “Left Hegelians”, a group who formed atheistic…