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    The Symbolism of Water

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    The Symbolism of Water Many works of literature use symbols to represent abstract ideas. One symbol that is commonly used is water. Water is a viable symbol because it is versatile. It can be used to represent many different ideals because water in itself is ever changing. Water is used in many works to represent such ideals as death‚ life‚ love‚ betrayal‚ purity‚ holiness‚ and so on. Giglamesh‚ the Old Testament‚ Egyptian Poetry‚ and The Odyssey all have symbolized water to represent an idea

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    Symbolism in the Pearl

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    Symbolism in The Pearl by John Steinbeck Novels were created to show a very naive view in great depth. The Pearl is a novel in its most complete form. Steinbeck does this by conveying life symbolically. Through symbols‚ John offers the reader a clearer look at life and it’s content. He shows major imagery in four ways: Kino‚ music‚ Coyotito‚ and the "Pearl of the World". Kino overall symbolizes clearly good and innocent. Kino is thought of as "a wise‚ primitive man" who is hungry for fortune

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    Swimming the Sea to Symbolism To some people swimming is a form of exercise‚ some may use swimming as a type of stress reliever‚ and to others it may just be something to do for fun. To Edna Pontellier‚ it’s a form of awakening‚ and becoming who she is meant to be. Throughout The Awakening by Kate Chopin‚ much of a deeper meaning in the story is revealed though a number of important symbols. The symbolic element of swimming and the sea make the connection between Edna’s world and her eventual

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    of chrysanthemums‚ and tells Elisa that he knows a woman that wants to grow them. Elisa develops a short lived attraction to the tinker as she is offering him the flower and giving him careful instructions on taking care of them. Steinbeck uses symbolism throughout this short story. Things such as the wire fence around the garden‚ the changing of Elisa’s clothing‚ and the chrysanthemums themselves mean something beyond their literal meaning. Everyone has an item or person that symbolizes their life

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    Night Symbolism

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    the elements being used. There are hundreds of literary devices being used everyday‚ but symbolism is one of the more common ones used. Symbolism is a huge element that plenty of authors use in their text. The literary element symbolism enhances a text by showing complex definitions of items used and seen everyday‚ helping create emotion in a story‚ and building onto the theme with positive effects. Symbolism amplifies pieces of text in many ways‚ one of which shows different definitions of everyday

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    Swan Lake - Romantic Ballet

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    SWAN LAKE ‘Swan Lake’ was re-choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov in1895‚ after initially being choreographed by Julius Reisinger in 1877. The musical score was composed by Pytor Tchaikovsky. ‘Swan Lake’ was created towards the end of the romantic period‚ so the culture and style of romanticism was prominent‚ with glimpses of the beginning of the classical era. Because of this‚ it contains elements of both eras. Some of the romantic characteristics include the pursuit of the unattainable

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    Guernica Symbolism

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    Symbolism in Guernica Interpretations of Guernica vary widely and contradict one another. This extends‚ for example‚ to the mural’s two dominant elements -- the bull and the horse. Art historian Patricia Failing said‚ "The bull and the horse are important characters in Spanish culture. Picasso himself certainly used these characters to play many different roles over time. This has made the task of interpreting the

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    societal restraints placed upon these women by the creole society. As the birds scream “Go away! Go away! For God’s sake" it is understood that this restriction of sorts is not always accepted‚ rather a select few instead reject them‚ enter our main character Edna. Sleep: Sleep is considered an escape‚ the idea of leaving oneself behind and entering a world of unrestrained possibilities is the only offered comfort to Edna when she is badgered by her husband upon his return from billiards. She refuses

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    Symbolism In The Birthmark

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    In Hawthorne’s short story‚ "The Birthmark‚" he examines that nature is supposed to be imperfect and cannot be changed. Hawthorne’s main character‚ Aylmer is a static and stock character who does not change and is a mad scientist. He is determined to remove his wive’s birthmark and is in denial that nature is imperfect and not everything can be changed. Hawthorne examines the theme that nature is supposed to be imperfect he shows it through Aylmers thoughts about how nature works. Aylmer is a part

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    The Namesake Symbolism

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    numerous life changing situations. A namesake is a person named after another. The namesake in this novel being Gogol and the author of the Overcoat‚ Nikolai Gogol but to why his father chose this name and this namesake is a mystery to Gogol Ganguli. Symbolism‚ something used quite commonly throughout the novel‚ in which it shows two major symbols. These being the name “Gogol” and trains‚ all corresponding to the meaning of true identity. The name Gogol highlights the overall meaning of the book The Namesake

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