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Spotlights In almost every piece of literature you find certain words or descriptive objects that point towards a meaning that the author is trying to convey. Although sometimes one can look right over them and not notice them at all. These symbols play a key role in helping to move along a piece, as well as to help expose any meaning the author is hoping to expose. One such meaning is from “The Pardoner’s Tale,” Geoffrey Chaucer, which takes place and was written during the middle ages.…

"Harrison Bergeon” is connected to the book, How to Read Literature Like a Professor in many ways. Politics, violence, and blindness are chapters of How to Read Literature Like a Professor. These chapters are important and are reflected in the story of “Harrison Bergeon.” Violence, blindness, and politics are all shown in the story of “Harrison Bergeon.” The government is controlling, violence is shown to be the answer, and blindness is shown among many characters. In the story “Harrison…

improved, “Rose took her meds, lost about fifty pounds, and began singing at the A.M.E. Zion Church…” (Amy Bloom 9). The medication was mentioned in a time of clarity and peace for Rose, a state of mind that she had not been in reach of for years. The symbol of medication is now associated with the idea of recovery and peace in the narrative. The family as a whole in prosperity at this time, showing that their biggest desire was for not only Rose, but themselves to have stability. When the…

In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorn, many symbols are present. The largest and most know of the symbols is the scarlet letter A. The scarlet letter A was prominent thought out the whole story and was surrounded by other smaller symbols. The first third of "The Scarlet Letter" is when the scarlet letter is introduced along with the explanation surrounding it. The scarlet letter A is introduced in chapter two during the first scaffold scene. The scaffold is where Hester Prynne is…

in 1938 in Dharwad, Karnataka. Her father Adya Rangachar better known by lovers of literature as Sriranga, was a prominent kannada writer and Sanskrit scholar. Despande had her early education in Dharwad and later moved to Bombay where she took a degree in economics from Elphinstone College. She also acquired degrees in English and Law and a Diploma in Journalism. However it was after her marriage and the birth of two sons that she serious thought of pursuing a career in journalism. Shashi…

device known as symbolism is used to convey an idea about a subject, person, or place. In the works of Amy Tan and Julia Alvarez, symbolism is influential throughout their stories. The story of ¡Yo! is a great example of how well Alvarez converts the symbol of a haunting folklore to a real-life terror. Although the story of ¡Yo! takes place in the United States, it tells the story of a family that escapes from The Dominican Republic during the time of a terrifying wave of dictatorship. In Two…

Tommy is seen as a significant symbol for a mateship and through the use of personification in “foolish-footed mate”, “red idiotic slobbering grin of appreciation of his own silliness” it personifies the dog tommy to be another member of the group. In addition, Tommy is an integral part…

Human Nature is Brutal In William Golding’s Lord of Flies, a group of British boys was on an isolated island, and after a few days with quarrels and fights between the boys, most of them finally survive. Although the novel seems like a cruel fiction story, the plot and the children shows some similarities with the thoughts of the Enlightment philosophers. In my opinion, the system of authority and reaction of children in Lord of Flies shares a lot similarities and differences with the thought of…

Honors Essay Prompts form The Lord of the Flies 1. Explain the symbolism of Conch shell and how it relates to Piggy’s death In The Lord of the Flies, the conch shell plays an important role on how the kids organize themselves and how they decide their rules. Piggy thought of the idea of blowing the conch to unite everyone on the island, and told Ralph to do it. The noise of the conch was so powerful that all of the kids on the island started to respect the conch and the one who blew the conch…

Underneath the color and beauty of flowers lurks a symbol that is representative of the abuse of the handmaids occurring in Gilead. The book The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood is a literary masterpiece containing a multitude of symbols concealed throughout the text, from the flowers to the clothes worn by the characters. These symbols are used to represent the purpose of the characters in Gilead, the setting of the book. The flowers are a symbol for the sole reproductive role of the handmaids…