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Symbolism in 3 texts
In the novel, The Kite Runner, one symbol used is the kite which Hassan runs through the streets of Kabul to recover so that he and Amir win the kite running competition, this kite could represent freedom as when a kite is being flown, it is able to move freely with the wind with no obstacles, which relates to the book because Amir moves to America to relieve all the problems he had in Afghanistan and forget all of the bad things he did by creating a new beginning. The kite could also represent a juxtaposition of roles between Amir and Hassan, as by the end of the book, Amir has become The Kite Runner, not Hassan. Another symbol in the Kite Runner is the cleft lip that Hassan was born with; it is the main feature that Amir uses to describe him with. The cleft lip symbolises poverty because it shows that his parent, his father, didn’t have enough money to repair Hassan’s deformity, and the fact that the cleft lip symbolises poverty, juxtaposes Amir as Hassan is the servant to Amir. When Baba pays for Hassan’s cleft lip to be fixed, it reveals a secret love for Hassan, which foreshadows the event where the reader finds out that Hassan is Baba’s son, but only he and Hassan’s mother know this, which is the reason as to why Hassan’s mother ran away from home.
In The Great Gatsby, the most significant symbol to the storyline of the play – in my opinion – is the Green Light that floats at the edge of the dock at the back of Daisy’s house. This Green Light could symbolise the hope for Gatsby’s future, and also his dreams. We realise that Gatsby uses this light for guidance because in chapter 1, he reaches out towards it, like he wants to explore what would happen if he got closer to it, reflecting back on his dreams for the future. Another symbol that is used is the novel us The Valley of Ashes, which is a place of uninhabited land located mid-way between East and West Egg could represent the social decay in the society of America in that time
In the novel, The Kite Runner, one symbol used is the kite which Hassan runs through the streets of Kabul to recover so that he and Amir win the kite running competition, this kite could represent freedom as when a kite is being flown, it is able to move freely with the wind with no obstacles, which relates to the book because Amir moves to America to relieve all the problems he had in Afghanistan and forget all of the bad things he did by creating a new beginning. The kite could also represent a juxtaposition of roles between Amir and Hassan, as by the end of the book, Amir has become The Kite Runner, not Hassan. Another symbol in the Kite Runner is the cleft lip that Hassan was born with; it is the main feature that Amir uses to describe him with. The cleft lip symbolises poverty because it shows that his parent, his father, didn’t have enough money to repair Hassan’s deformity, and the fact that the cleft lip symbolises poverty, juxtaposes Amir as Hassan is the servant to Amir. When Baba pays for Hassan’s cleft lip to be fixed, it reveals a secret love for Hassan, which foreshadows the event where the reader finds out that Hassan is Baba’s son, but only he and Hassan’s mother know this, which is the reason as to why Hassan’s mother ran away from home.
In The Great Gatsby, the most significant symbol to the storyline of the play – in my opinion – is the Green Light that floats at the edge of the dock at the back of Daisy’s house. This Green Light could symbolise the hope for Gatsby’s future, and also his dreams. We realise that Gatsby uses this light for guidance because in chapter 1, he reaches out towards it, like he wants to explore what would happen if he got closer to it, reflecting back on his dreams for the future. Another symbol that is used is the novel us The Valley of Ashes, which is a place of uninhabited land located mid-way between East and West Egg could represent the social decay in the society of America in that time