Symbolism Essay

Symbols are heavily used throughout "The Birthmark". One of the most significant symbols is the birthmark itself. Hawthorne makes it obvious that the birthmark is a symbol by telling us that it is. The birthmark is, as the passage says, "deeply inwoven" with his wife's aspect. Its visibility changes with the color of Georgiana's face. The birthmark would be clearly visible when she was "in the usual state of her complexion", but when she blushed, it would "vanish amid the triumphant rush of…

The ad that is globally know is on just about every Gatorade bottle you and I have probably ever seen. Most people know that if you’re dying of thirst, you don’t necessarily go for a water, you go for a Gatorade. You go for it because let’s face it, it tastes much better than plain water. Their claim (1) is that they replace the electrolytes your body uses while performing a strenuous activity. Most people including myself have never really had an idea of what exactly is in Gatorade itself (2).…

There are many layers of representations and symbols behind the Tabernacle. However, above all, the existence of the Tabernacle is a living symbol of God’s presence. While Israelites were walking through the wilderness, God demonstrated that He was with them all the time. “For the LORD your God walks in the midst of your camp, to deliever you and give your enemies over to you; therefore your camp shall be holy, that He may see no unclean thing among you, and turn away from you.” (Deuteronomy…

Children born in a foreign country often times wander their identity between their two origins. They are often times encouraged to follow their family’s traditions while that might look odd within their peers. They may not experience what their peers does on holidays, what they eat at home, and what language they hear the most. Their names may sound strange for local people. Jhumpa Lahiri, the writer of the novel The Namesake, is also a child of immigrants in America. In the novel, Lahiri…

Kwanzaa, an African-American tradition that contains seven symbols, is celebrated from December 26th until January 1st. “Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor and chairman of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach, created Kwanzaa in 1966.(History)” Each night, for seven nights, each family will light a candle. There are seven candles, one black, three red, and three green.(History) Each color represents something different; the black represents the people, the red represents the…

Part One: Topic 2 2. Explain how the blackberries, the birds, and the flies are contextual symbols. I think the blackberries are being used to represent a person’s life. In the beginning of a journey, the blackberries are ripe. The “blackberry alley” end in the second stanza. In the third stanza, “of white and pewter lights” could represent the end of the journey. The birds she identified as choughs. They resemble a crow. Crows are often used to symbolize, or relate to death. Crows…

The Blob The cult classic 1958 film “The Blob” starring a young Steve McQueen, is not only interesting to watch, it also gives the viewer a number of insights into that era. The milieu in Post World War II America is the dominant sign in the film. The era is the signified and there are a number of signifiers. The film begins with the theme song “Beware of the Blob, it creeps and leaps…” and the viewer is made aware of the fascination for monsters that Americans had during that period. Spook…

In The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, An-Mei tells the story of how she got a scar on her neck as a young child. An-Mei did not live with her mother. She and her younger sibling lived with her grandmother, Popo. It is revealed to the reader that her mother is a “ghost” and An-Mei has only seen her a handful of times in her life. During one of her mother’s impromptu visits, scalding soup is knocked onto An-Mei and because of the severity of the scarring, she almost dies. This scar symbolizes the…

In Lovecraft’s “The Music of Erich Zann,” the viol that Erich Zann loves to play is a symbol for a drug because Zann becomes addicted to playing his viol. The story begins with a university student, who is the narrator, telling of the time he visited Paris and had to stay in lodging that he could afford, which is where he met Erich Zann, the protagonist, who plays otherworldly music with his viol. The college student stays in an apartment on Rue d’Auseil street, which is in a part of the city he…

Going back to the history, Waqf is one of the ancient charity institutions in the globe and the initiative dated back to the life time of the holy Prophet (S A W). A prophetic revealed that during the life of the holy Prophet (SAW), Umar Ibn Khatab made an inquiry on how he should arrange a piece of property and the Prophet answered by saying “preserve the thing itself and devote its fruit for religious purpose.” According to this narration, Umar Ibn Khatab, withheld the property from being sold…