M Night Shyamalan Signs Analysis

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When looking are the signs visible in Signs?
In the universe are we solely alone? Many have struggled with this question since the beginning of mankind. M. Night Shyamalan takes a modern look at this question in his scientific-fiction thriller Signs. The author follows the odyssey of a family in a catastrophe as they experience an alien incursion. As the storyline progresses, the novelist discloses his perspectives on the universal theme of a man’s struggles with faith through his use of symbolism, flashback and character.

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