Vampirism- She looks alive when she is buried, she comes out after a week and is strong enough to get out. The narrator shutters when she passes by. Madeline uses Roderick as food which is why he is so pale and skinny and he is tired of her using him as food which is why he screws the coffin down. The house is kept very dark and vampires hate the light.

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   1. He’s in an office with the narrator but is separated from him from the partition separating the room. He faces a window but 3 feet from the window is a brick wall. He is isolated from the others.
   
   

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      1. Someone who doesn't listen to the bible but goes and finds out how to be a Christian on his own and not listening to others
      
      

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      1. Someone who conforms to being a Christian according to what someone says
      
      

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   1. Aylmer has a dream about the birthmark. 
      1. He is cutting through the birthmark on her cheek with a knife all the way to her heart.
   2. Birthly imperfection. 1122 it was the fatal flaw of humanity. It was the symbol of his wife’s likely hood for sin, decay and death

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   1. The dog is chasing his (short) tail, something that will never be achievable but he still tries by all means to get his tail. Brand chases after the unpardonable sin which should never be achievable as well because he is chasing himself much like the dog was.
   
   

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   1. They do not complain about anything, they just live life as they go not relying on anything or anyone
   
   

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   1. As a sin that grew within his heart. It is a sin of intellect that triumphed over the sense of brotherhood with man and reverence for God. The only sin that deserves a recompense of immortal agony. He is content with the retribution he will receive. The only sin that deserves a recompense of immortal agony! And i will do it all over again”

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   1. Do not live in the past nor the future. Live in the now for you can not fix what’s been done in the past and do not rely on the future.
   
   

you are your own god

live for what makes you happy

do not live for someone else

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   1. He used to pray that the unpardonable sin would not be revealed to him but his mind overwhelmed his heart and he wanted to find the sin for intellectual purposes.
   
   

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   1. Proper use of books
      1. They are for nothing but to inspire
   2. A good book is when you read it you can relate to it
      1. There is no past and there is a universal  truth
   3. Bad use of a book is to copy and imitate key points