Oxford Advanced Learner’s English-Chinese Dictionary‚ symbolism means the use of symbols to represent things; esp. in art and literature. One famous example of symbolism is the letter ’A’ in The Scarlet Letter (1850) by American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the novel‚ the character Hester Prynne wears a scarlet-colored A on her dress to symbolize adultery‚ of which she was found guilty by judges in her community. Generally speaking‚ symbolism plays an important role in the development of the novel;
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Chapter 2 Chapter 2: The Wall Street Crash and the causes of the Great Depression in the USA The Wall Street Crash and the causes of the Great Depression in the USA This chapter has three aims: to give an account of the Wall Street Crash; to examine the causes of the Great Depression; and to consider the effects of the Crash. It considers the events leading to the Crash and examines how healthy the US economy actually was before it by looking at some of the underlying causes of the Great Depression
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The Lesson is considered by the Literary Canon to be a wonderful work of fiction because of its use of language‚ humanistic theme‚ symbolism‚ and non-genre plot. Two essential elements that add to the depth and enhance a reader’s comprehension of The Lesson are Bambara’s use of symbolism and theme. The Lesson takes place in New York’s inner city. The fictional story begins with a group of poor‚ uneducated‚ lower class city kids standing in front of a mailbox‚ preparing themselves for another day
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ESSAY SAMPLE ON "THE USE OF SYMBOLISM IN SUSAN GLASPELL’S A JURY OF HER PEER" Susan Glaspell’s short story‚ A Jury of Her Peers‚ was written long before the modern women’s movement began‚ yet her story reveals‚ through Glaspell’s use of symbolism‚ the role that women are expected to play in society. Glaspell illustrates how this highly stereotypical role can create oppression for women and also bring harm to men as well. Character names are very important in A Jury of her Peers. The two characters
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White Elephants‚” by Ernest Hemingway‚ is about a young couple and the polemic issue of abortion. Though the word “abortion” is nowhere in the story‚ it is doubtlessly understood through Hemingway’s powerful use of two literary elements: setting and symbolism. From the first paragraph the setting immediately introduces the tense atmosphere that will surround the rest of the story. The story takes place in Spain in the late 1920’s. The setting is described as follows: The hills across the valley of the
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Snow Crash Neal Stephenson Online Information For the online version of BookRags’ Snow Crash Premium Study Guide‚ including complete copyright information‚ please visit: http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-snow-crash/ Copyright Information ©2000-2007 BookRags‚ Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The following sections of this BookRags Premium Study Guide is offprint from Gale’s For Students Series: Presenting Analysis‚ Context‚ and Criticism on Commonly Studied Works: Introduction‚ Author Biography
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Part I. Introduction 1.1 Introduction to the Author Eugene O’Neill was an American playwright and Nobel Laureate in Literature. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into American drama techniques of realism earlier associated with Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. His plays were among the first to introduce speechless in American vernacular and involve characters on the fringes of society‚ where they struggle to maintain their hope and aspirations‚ but ultimately slide into
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Perspective and Symbolism In James Joyce’s Araby and D.H. Lawrence’s The Horse Dealer’s Daughter‚ a lot of psychological states are embodied by the means of using “symbolism.” Symbolism‚ which “enriches the narrative by pulling its message to the level of our unconsciousness and open to different ineffable associations‚” (Lu 6) plays an important role in modernist literature. This essay will discuss both similarities and differences in terms of the ways both authors apply symbolism‚ as well as will
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something greater then themselves. The events of war‚ in fact‚ take a much greater toll on them and it is something they carry with them for the rest of their lives‚ even long after the war is over. In both stories‚ both O’Brien and Erdrich use similar symbolism to show these mental burdens that they acquire fighting for their country. O’Brien details the things soldiers carry with them as not just physical gear essential for combat but also small items from home that symbolize what they left behind to fight
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The Crash of 1929 The movie starts off with a huge crowd of people panicking and shouting out in front of the New York Stock Exchange. Ironically the year before in 1928 people on New Year’s Eve celebrated what had been a decade of prosperity and confidence. A woman by the name of Rita Cushman was being interviewed and she stated about the days prior to the crash that people “…Thought it was going to be good every day‚ it was going to be great always…there was a feeling of optimism and power
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