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Our made-up country is called Foreverland. This country displays many interesting symbols. Its national gem is jade. In this country we speak English, central alaskan, etc. The national flower Alpine forget-me-not displays blue flower. It is said to be a symbol of strength. It has a very potent floral smell the is smelt from afar. It national motto is ¨North to the future¨. Is looking at the brighter side of a situation. Foreverland features many landforms. Its majestic mountains are arranged…

another. In Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies Golding uses three major symbols, the conch shell, fire, and the beast support his theme that mankind is evil. The conch represents the order in humanity until it brakes and all hope is lost. The fire represents the hope to be saved yet in the end it only destroys. Lastly, the beast represented the fear of the unknown and is the origin of violence throughout the novel. The three symbols show the humans natural instinct to overrule and destroy one…

and Mrs. White. “Hold up your right hand and wish aloud, ‘but I warn you of the consequences.” (Jacobs 647). The monkey’s paw is the symbol of desire and greed. “I wish for two hundred pounds” (Jacobs 647) which came with Mr. and Mrs. White’s son to be destroyed at work by the machinery. The paw omits the power that may be misinterpreted, because of Mr. and Mrs. White’s son being killed…

Rob Harvey Mrs. Johnson & Ms. M H English 11 October 19, 2015 Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter In the novel The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses an abundance of symbolism. The most obvious symbol is the scarlet letter itself, which has several meanings which are dependent on its context. It can be a sign of adultery, able, angle, and multiple others. In the book, it first appears as an actual object in The Custom House introduction and it is hinted that it was something bad. The letter in…

Although there are many symbols that could be addressed in D. H. Lawrence’s “The Rocking-Horse Winner,” the most significant is actually the mother herself. Her son, Paul, is another symbol. In addition to Paul and his mother, Hester, eyes and religion are also important in the story. These symbols are used to show the themes of good versus evil and the seven deadly sins. There are various religious overtones in the story, starting with Paul telling his mother that God told him he was lucky and…

In the story “The Return” by Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Kamau possess a bundle that symbolizes his bitter past and all of his hardships. A symbol is an object or an action that stands for something else in addition to itself. The passage starts with the protagonist walking down a dusty road, holding onto a small bundle. After the bundle’s description, the author reveals the bad memories that goes along with it; “The bundle [held] the bitterness and hardships of the years spent in detention camps”…

A symbol are a few things that is employed to represent one thing wider in that means. The most obvious image within the novel is that the actual bright red "A" that both the criticism and that i agree upon. This "A" is that the literal image of the sin of (cheating on your spouse). The letter A then seems in many alternative forms throughout the novel. The gold-(decorated with patterns of thread) A on Hester Prynne's fascinates Pearl Prynne. it's enlarged within the (protective metal or…

recognized symbols are the backbone of political cartoons. These symbols allow illustrators to communicate their ideas with few words. Larry Bush, author of “More Than Words: Rhetorical Constructs in American Political Cartoons”, separates these symbols into two groups; natural metaphors and ad hoc symbols. Natural symbols are considered “symbols that humans automatically understand” (Bush 68). For example, lightness and darkness would symbolize good versus evil, respectively. Ad hoc…

The Values of Using Symbols in Literature The Webster’s Dictionary defines symbolism as: “A representation; an object used to represent something abstract” (485). An author will frequently benefit from the use symbolism by creating an object that embodies an aspect, a feeling, or an idea. William Golding uses a signal fire, a pair of glasses, and a conch in Lord of the Flies to create magnificent symbols that are crucial in understanding the morals of the characters, as well as truly…

Symbolism is a literary device that plays a big part in making a piece of poetry more interesting, well, it at least helps to catch the reader's attention. Samuel Coleridge uses this kind of representation in, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner". This poem is about an Ancient Mariner who stops a wedding guest on his way to a wedding reception with two friends. As the guest tries to get away from the Ancient Mariner, he pressures him to listen to his tale. In “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, the…