Symbols are present in all aspects of society, but are ever-present in religion. The cross symbolizes Christianity, prayer beads symbolize a remembrance of God, and the star and crescent moon represents Islam. These symbols are known around the world and are used in novels and movies. Not only are these well known symbols used to represent religion, but also other symbols are used to illustrate faith, belief, and death. Symbolism allows objects to represent ideas and emotions toward events. Throughout this semester, we have read multiple novels with examples of religious symbolism. In A Passage to India by E. M. Forster, two English women travel to India. They become disenfranchised with the British government 's treatment of the Indian people. E. M. Forster, uses symbolism in this novel including the Marabar Caves. In the beginning of the novel, the Marabar Cave symbolized the disconnect between
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He became successful and lived the American dream. On a business trip, Changez met a man named Juan Baptista. He symbolized John the Baptist of the Bible. John the Baptist preached the word of God and laid the foundation for Christ. In the novel, Juan Baptista influenced and sparked the internal conflict within Changez. He awoke Changez’s prior feelings about America and helped guide him to his new mission toward the United States. Changez stated,”... I was clearly on the threshold of great change; only the final catalyst was now required..."(Hamid 70). “There really could be no doubt: I was a modern-day janissary, a servant of the American empire at a time when it was invading a country with a kinship to mine and was perhaps even colluding to ensure that my own country faced the threat of war” (Hamid 72). The conversation with Juan Baptista laid the way for his belief that he was right in teaching hate and fighting against the power of
He became successful and lived the American dream. On a business trip, Changez met a man named Juan Baptista. He symbolized John the Baptist of the Bible. John the Baptist preached the word of God and laid the foundation for Christ. In the novel, Juan Baptista influenced and sparked the internal conflict within Changez. He awoke Changez’s prior feelings about America and helped guide him to his new mission toward the United States. Changez stated,”... I was clearly on the threshold of great change; only the final catalyst was now required..."(Hamid 70). “There really could be no doubt: I was a modern-day janissary, a servant of the American empire at a time when it was invading a country with a kinship to mine and was perhaps even colluding to ensure that my own country faced the threat of war” (Hamid 72). The conversation with Juan Baptista laid the way for his belief that he was right in teaching hate and fighting against the power of