Susan Gingell- Beckmann reported “Our attention is drawn to the pivotal symbols of this novel by the title and as with all symbols, the calm at the centre is open to many levels of interpretation. The eye of the storm can be understood as an allusion to the bed ridden Elizabeth Hunter, who is the still centre in the tempest of emotions she rouses in those around her: her nurses, children lawyer and friends. On a more obvious level, reference is being made to the calm at the centre of a typhoon. Both the Dutchman, whom Dorothy Hunter recognizes but fails to accept as possible spiritual guide and Elizabeth Hunter experiences such a moment of peace at the heart of the storm, If we consider the novel’s many reference and similarities to Shakespeare
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Hunter feels relaxed and calm in the centre of storm which it signifies clearly that Eye stands for the God himself always seeking for spiritual emancipation from the physical world which everybody passes through as Shakesperean king Lear had to go from the very similar storm in the end as here hunter but on the ground of practicality and physicality an Eye may represent the evilness when it is opened as they can see the both the evil and good as Hunter used to see her own world only the physical world when young but when they are closed it shows and seeks the spirituality and purity in the divine process of life. Hunter now going to close her eyes fully and realizing about the realistic pattern of life which she is meeting finally. It is very clear or the title of the novel itself speaks very symbolically and significantly that White wanted to lead his characters towards the divinity with spirituality and purity from evil.
Conclusion
Really, White in The Eye of the storm proved himself the best representative of symbols with beautiful imagery and pictures. It is critically and categorically a true testament of his original and first hand writing. He uses both religious and natural symbols. His works give food the readers for thought. The Eye of the storm is modeled on sensibility and symbolism. It is a combination of heart and mind and soul and body. White has created a beautiful world beyond
Hunter feels relaxed and calm in the centre of storm which it signifies clearly that Eye stands for the God himself always seeking for spiritual emancipation from the physical world which everybody passes through as Shakesperean king Lear had to go from the very similar storm in the end as here hunter but on the ground of practicality and physicality an Eye may represent the evilness when it is opened as they can see the both the evil and good as Hunter used to see her own world only the physical world when young but when they are closed it shows and seeks the spirituality and purity in the divine process of life. Hunter now going to close her eyes fully and realizing about the realistic pattern of life which she is meeting finally. It is very clear or the title of the novel itself speaks very symbolically and significantly that White wanted to lead his characters towards the divinity with spirituality and purity from evil.
Conclusion
Really, White in The Eye of the storm proved himself the best representative of symbols with beautiful imagery and pictures. It is critically and categorically a true testament of his original and first hand writing. He uses both religious and natural symbols. His works give food the readers for thought. The Eye of the storm is modeled on sensibility and symbolism. It is a combination of heart and mind and soul and body. White has created a beautiful world beyond