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    Rhetorical Analysis: Exploring Devices that Forge Connections between Unity and Cultures Published in 1996, James McBride reflects back on the lives of himself and his mother growing up in the Bronx, and the vast number of experiences that shaped both their lives. McBride poignantly reflects on the differences that unified his family, allowing McBride to successfully intertwine the two cultures as one by highlighting the differences between the two, and bringing the two together to convey that…

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    100). Throughout literature authors include symbols within their writing. These symbols are often obvious to the reader, but sometimes the reader must make inferences to uncover the symbol and its meaning . Nathaniel Hawthorne is very well known for his use of symbols in American literature. In Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter, many symbols appear over the course of the seven years the story covers. Hawthorne includes objects, people, and places as symbols to try to reveal a deeper truth or…

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    Line: During my observation of Three Cranes, lines that appear to be distinguishable would be the horizontal lines as well as the diagonal lines. The horizontal lines are noticeable since the image appears to be in layers, which involve layers of soil, grass, shade, and light. Furthermore, the image presents diagonal lines through the posture, position, and sight of each crane. The crane whose body is closest to the soil represents a wide diagonal line that appears to be increasing from right…

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    writing feeling and mood while not the author having to really spell out it. Symbolism is no mere idle fancy or corrupt degeneration; it is inherent in the very texture of human life, language itself is a symbolism (ibid.). It is not necessary to have symbols that are easily recognizable or ones that are commonly used. They can be subtle symbolic representations used to hint at something without making it an obvious and overwhelming statement (ibid.). Symbolism has seeped into the arts in such a…

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    the savagery and uncivil actions, Golding uses symbols such as fire, a spear, and the conch. Fire. Already known to people as pain and suffering, is a symbol for death and irony in the book Lord of the Flies. From the very beginning of the novel, Ralph is determined to keep a signal fire going, in case a ship passes near to the island. That's all…

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    symbolisms in The Green Mile is the character of John Coffey. John Coffey can be seen as a religious symbol, and that symbol is Jesus Christ. To be blatant with the symbolism, Stephen King goes so far as to make John Coffey and Jesus…

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    Animals are the most used symbols in As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner. Animal symbolism is a common theme throughout many novels. William Faulkner uses symbolism to relate to ways characters look at each other. Faulkner uses animal imagery to illustrate the theme respect in the book As I Lay Dying. For example, shortly after the death of Addie, her youngest son Vardaman compares her dead mother with the fish he had caught. In the same way, for Darl, Jewel's horse is his mother. Finally the cow…

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    create secret societies, and there are symbols for how the boys change during the school year. The characters influence others by having influential opinions about academics, friendships, and freedom. Individual characters create and improve secret societies that allow the boys to have a secure place to express themselves. There are symbols in each story for how the boys change during school year; the tree is a symbol for A Separate Peace and the cave is the symbol for the Dead Poets’ Society.…

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    Writers often apply a varying amount of stylistic techniques to their writing in order to achieve a specific purpose or effect. John Irving, the author of A Prayer for Owen Meany, utilizes several different techniques to achieve a distinct sense of style in his novel that sets it apart from others. Through the use of unique dialogue and constant transitions to a narrative told from the present, Irving is able to set apart important characters and foreshadow the conclusion of the novel.…

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    realism. Zoo's use of symbolism is brilliant and definitely unexpected. One example of this is the protagonist, Jackson Oz's pet ape Atilla. In literature Apes are used to symbolize immaturity, This symbol is surprisingly easy to miss in a book about animals. A example of Atilla being used as a symbol…

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