Essays on Suffering

Today, practices of violence and riots are growing in the world. The present essay provides a critical analysis of the article “Apologists for these thugs should hang their heads on shame: A stinging rebuke from an inner-city youth worker” written by Lindsay Johns. The essay…

The Passion of the Christ was a very controversial film. It went extremely in depth into Jesus Christ’s final days. As a Christian believer, I was never taught the extent of his suffering; nor was I taught the extent of how detrimental Judas was to…

In ‘Sonny’s Blues,’ James Baldwin explores the theme of suffering experienced by two African American brothers who faced difficulties: housing, employment, drug addiction, imprisonment, and suicide. Both of the characters in ‘Sonny’s Blues’ Sonny and the narrator change over the course of the story. In…

People often try to escape the place they grew up in and run from the things that harm them. By trying to escape from suffering, however, people lose a piece of themselves. They lose a sense of coherence, which prevents them from reaching the depth…

Can the suffering of a life not yet lived be alleviated through the use of technology, without compromising the principles of morality? Due to the scientific breakthroughs in unlocking the genetic matrix of life through DNA analysis, this is the currently being asked. Almost ten…

Suffering, the state of enduring physical or mental pain, distress, or hardship, is a common theme present throughout the lives of many individuals and may be unpleasantly associated with the perception of harm or threat of harm to a particular individual. Human suffering occurs every…

One question of the ages has always been, “why is suffering part of this life?” I am sorry to report, I do not have the answer to this question, even though I have been asked it many times in the midst of pastoral care. What…

Does Suffering make us Stronger and Lead to Success? I feel there are several ways which one can answer this question. I think that it truly does varies from person to person. Since each situation is unique and different, we cannot simply say that yes…

“Writing is an extreme privilege but it’s also a gift. It’s a gift to yourself and it’s a gift of giving a story to someone” – Amy Tan. Richard Wright is one who’s amongst those who are such superb writers. In Black Boy, by Richard…

Analysis of Chapter 1 of the Gunslinger Stephen King’s classic introduction to his famous “Dark Tower” series is his greatest claim to fame, and may very well be one of the most influential “Post-Apocalyptic” style books in the lost 100 years. The name of this…