Symbolism In A. S. Id

During the story A.S.I.A.D the author uses symbolism to show the children from the class on mars true emotion and feelings towards their situation. During the children's dreams they dream about experiencing the sun. They do this because the sun is extremely important to them. Other people who have read the book may think that this is not what the story's symbols are about. Some readers may think that all of these symbols mean something else. The children can sometimes be blinded by things in the story. Things like the rain and the sun can affect their actions without them even noticing. The story has many symbols throughout the writing.

One of the ways the children's feelings are shown is through their dreams. What that means is that the children seem to dream about what they desire. This can symbolise their desperation and desire to see the sun by showing that they will even attempt see it in a place beyond reality. Sadly this can also represent what is blocking them in the story. They try to see and feel what the sun is like in their dreams because in the real world it seems as if the rain will eternally stop them from seeing the sun. In the end their dreams are only met with sorrow when they wake up the next day and have to face reality. …show more content…
For example, the sun can represent something besides desire. The sun can be a symbol of what is out of reach and what can’t be obtained. But the fact that they go out of their way just to mess with someone who has seen the sun can prove this theory wrong. The children are meen to Margot because she has seen the sun and that is what they desire most but can never do. Overall there is enough evidence to prove this statement