Symbolism

utilizes theatrical lighting, intriguing symbolism, masterful techniques and a beautiful, exciting musical score and choreography to enthrall his audience. It is a musical so there are very many theatrical elements to it. Such as the set and the various dancing and singing scenes. Lighting is a key element throughout this film. For instance, when Catherine Zeta-Jones’ character Velma Kelly is singing with all of the rest of the women in the “Cell…

and prey. Which also coincides with Count Orlocks character being a predatory person and the people of the village are the prey. It can also relate to criminals or devious people and their victims, predators and prey. Another example of animal symbolism in the fil is when Count Orlock and the rats arrive to the village via boat/ ship. This symbolized the sailors and the rats bringing the black death plague to the villages on its journey. In Europe it was believed the plague- was brought…

Old Man And The Sea, Ernest Hemingway included many institutions of symbolism. The Old Man And The Sea was the last book written by Ernest Hemingway in 1952 before his death in Idaho in 1961. The symbolism includes the comparison of Santiago when he was younger to the great baseball player Joe DiMaggio. Other examples of symbolism include; the marlin which symbolizes Santiago as his older and current self. Another use of symbolism is comparing Manolin, the young boy, to the lions that…

immediately identify Velutha as the sort of kind and caring man he is in a way that is familiar to an experienced reader. Using the same characteristics that Thomas C. Foster lists in his fourteenth chapter of How to Read Literature Like a Professor, the symbolism behind everything from his work to his name establishes Velutha as a Christ figure, and a blatant one at that. Foster offers us a succint list (126) of characteristics…

happens for a reason through flashback, characters and symbolism. Every flashback has a purpose and how it was shown, every character and their weakness has a purpose and every object had a meaning. The main way Shyamalan shows his theme is through flashback. Graham keeps having flashbacks about when his wife died. Graham first starts having flashbacks when the crop circle started to happen and when the new reporters start…

In the novel The Awakening by Kate Chopin symbolism is present in numerous ways. Edna’s learning to swim is symbolic of her life and of the multiple events that consequently transpire later in this novel. Edna’s new found confidence and need for control ultimately lead her to search for herself and become an individual once again. Through symbolism it becomes present that Edna Pontellier discovers herself; however it is during this process of self-discovery and Edna’s experiences that occur…

stoned to death by the rest of the villagers. The townspeople have been practicing the “lottery” for over seventy years to control the population of the village. Jackson is able to include significant literary elements in the short story by using symbolism, point of view, and setting to portray an uncivilized…

Raymond Carver’s short story “Cathedral” quite intriguing. The short story is riddled with symbolism or hidden meanings. If the reader were to look at the story without analyzing properly the reader might think this story is about a blind man visiting his friend. With careful analyzing the writer has concluded that this story has three motifs in this small short story. The first motif is the worldly eyes of the husband, the second being a life lesson, and the third being religion. The book…

struggles with drug addiction and heroin withdrawal. Both the book and the movie are in a Scottish dialect. Although the movie and book were very similar, there were many differences. Such as the narration, the presence of misogyny, and the portrayal of symbolism. Not only does the story follow Renton as he journeys through drug addiction, the book also changes the perspectives of characters in each section of the novel. We get to see the viewpoint of Spud, Sick Boy, Begby, and more. In most…

“The Birth-Mark” by Hawthorne. I will be going over the absolute marvelous text itself, and will later write in response to the symbolism in the story. Let us start off with a major symbol in the story “The Birth-Mark”. The actual birthmark is a huge symbol, the birthmark represents nature itself. I come to recognize that the birthmark was, in fact, the major symbolism based on several factors. First, let's start at the beginning, the story essentially is about a man named Aylmer and a woman…