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The Wedding Gift By Thomas Raddall
Symbols in “The Wedding Gift”
“The Wedding Gift” by Thomas Raddall is a short story that demonstrates an outstanding use of symbolism through the settings, characters and objects. One of the main symbols is the weather, being used to symbolise the progression and development of the main character, Kezia. In the beginning of the story, the storm is fairly tame, enough for the slave’s tracks to stay imprinted in the snow overnight. “Sam’s day-old tracks marked for Kezia the road to marriage.” (Raddall, 11) This reflects Kezia’s early state as she isn’t one to speak up about not wanting to get married, therefor she doesn’t, simply remaining tamed by the Barclay and Hathaway families. As the story progresses, the snowstorm intensifies, and with
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