Symbolism

Symbolism helps the author create a message that gives actions and objects a deeper meaning. One action and object can change the way a reader sees the story because they can have more than one meaning. But, the reader can have a different viewpoint to both. Meursault categorizes his feelings with actions and objects of his daily life. After his mother’s funeral he wanted to go for a swim, he explained, “I had a hard time getting up, because I was tired from the day before. While I was shaving,…

short story would be "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, since she uses a fair amount of symbolism in order to relate the contents of the story to the story itself, such as the names of the characters, objects as well as certain events. Symbolism is used a lot in many different writings, but how can symbolism within "The Lottery" help reflect on what the short story will eventually lead to? I believe that symbolism that is used within that short story will give the readers hints about the story…

The use of symbolism in Betty Keller’s play Tea Party is prominently focused on how isolated the characters Hester and Alma feel. The two elderly women in their late seventies do everything they can possibly think of to prepare themselves and their home for the boy who delivers their paper. The poor lonely women decide where it will be best for them and the boy to sit and discuss what topics they wish to converse with the boy. Meanwhile, they are also preparing a tea trolley with snacks and…

than just the way something looks. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby, a hopeful young man chasing the American Dream, tries for years to win back his old love Daisy Buchanan by becoming rich. Throughout the novel, color symbolism plays many important roles. The color green is used to symbolize hope and money. One of the most symbolic objects in the novel is the green light at the end of Tom and Daisy Buchanan’s dock. To Gatsby it is the center of his universe, but to…

In most occasions, an object or character can be clearly explained by the author in order to give it symbolic meaning. Symbolism is the use of symbols to express or represent ideas or qualities. Symbolism can be used in color, shapes, images, mathematic equations, ect. Many things can symbolize more than what they actually mean. For example the Texas flag contains the color blue for loyalty, white for purity, and red for bravery. Therefore the Lone Star represents our unity as one for God, State…

Symbolism plays a huge role in the play, The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams. Throughout the play, Williams uses symbols to represent and show different aspects of things. It makes the viewer/reader discover the underlying meaning of these objects. For example, a dove can symbolize peacefulness, holy spirit, and purity. Another example, in Williams, play the apartment in which they live in, it symbolizes something different for each character. For Tom, it symbolizes prison, for Laura…

something that makes you question why that person would wear such a thing? In The Minister’s Black Veil, a short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Reverend Mr. Hooper is an excellent example to illustrate this case. I will be explaining about symbolism in things that people wear, whether it be a veil, flower, or anything else. I will also explain what I would wear to symbolize myself and how it would affect people around me, whether it be from a relative’s or stranger’s perspective. If you…

Prometheus was constantly at odds with Zeus, and endured severe punishment for giving fire to humans. Zeus punished Prometheus through humankind as well, by indirectly unleashing all evils on the world. Symbolism related to Prometheus can be found in fire, the colours of fire, punishment, trickery, forethought or intelligence, progress, rebellion, garlands, and camaraderie. Prometheus is perfect to endorse “Fight-Me-Not Flames” because he has gone through…

life. In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury use of color symbolism is present throughout its entirety to symbolize the loss of human connection. Montag the protagonist of the novel, is living in a society where the precious connection between humans is lacking. This connection is required, so humans could flourish as a species. Yet in a society where darkness is taking over society, nothing can be done. In the novel Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury uses symbolism to portray the loss of human contact in…

Symbolism is a form of communication to carry the meaning through the use of symbols. For example, the devil can be described as evil, dark, lure and sin. God, for many people can symbolize hope, a cross, a dove and faith. Colors may also be used as a symbol. When you’re approaching a stoplight, the color green means you can go, the color orange means to proceed with caution, and lastly the color red embodies to stop. The metaphor life is a roller coaster is symbolic because it indicates that…