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    In The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ the red hunting hat conveys an important motif which ultimately is important towards Holden’s sense of individuality. In the text‚ the red hunting hat makes its first and arguably meaningful appearance after Holden’s encounter with Mr. Spencer. As Holden simply describes the hat as a “ red hunting hat‚ with one of those very‚ very long peaks” ( 21)‚ the audience foresees the importance and symbolism of the item. The appearance of the hat marks the first

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    Symbolism Cheater Sheet (with Twenty Examples) Ana Suderman 12-1 THINGS Diamonds: shallow love‚ forever‚ greed‚ Rings: eternal commitment‚ unbreakable Record player: retro‚ throw back to old times‚ Skipping Record: dark history‚ old killer‚ forgotten place‚ Static: old killer‚ impending doom‚ TV: portal‚ link‚ to the outside world‚ Radio: link‚ information‚ retro In Car Radio: Romance‚ Ex1. At the beginning of Zodiac

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    The Red Pony Essay

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    The Red Pony METAPHOR: ---Carl Tifflin’s joke comparing Gitano to Old Easter: "If ham and eggs grew on a side-hill I’d turn you out to pasture too. But I can’t afford to pasture you in my kitchen." Page 46 SYMBOLISMS: ---The pony in The Red Pony works as a symbol of Jody’s boyhood and innocence as well as a symbol of his future. ---The death of the pony makes Jody believe that he should not have absolute trust in any human being. He had trusted Billy Buck and had been disappointed; it

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    presence of birds to represent danger and temptation. He establishes this motif early on‚ with the death of Dr. Juvenal Urbino in the first chapter. The novel states‚ “Dr. Urbino caught the parrot around the neck… at seven minutes after four on Pentecost Sunday” (Marquez 42). The parrot’s role in Urbino’s death defines the bird as a symbol of darkness throughout the rest of the novel. In addition to Urbino’s death‚ Marquez’s description of the crows in Fermina Daza’s childhood home‚ help foreshadow the role

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    In this review I have discussed Friedrich Weltzien’s article ‘Masque-ulinities: Changing Dress as a Display of Masculinity in the Superhero Genre’ (2005). Weltzien’s article talks about defining masculinity as a masquerade and he use superhero to represent the masculinity through different costumes. He relate superheroes to the role models in ancient time and in the second half of the twentieth century. He argues that masculinity can be construct in changing costume‚ and he said that the ancient

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    Durrenmatt Symbolism Essay

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    Swiss playwright‚ Frederich Durrenmatt‚ in his drama‚ The Visit‚ uses color symbolism as a way to control the plot line. Durrenmatt’s purpose is to use color symbolism to add depth to the mood‚ tone‚ and theme of the play. Durrenmatt overpowering use of color symbolism allows for a complex plot‚ characters and theme. Throughout The Visit‚ Durrenmatt uses specific color symbolism to affect the tone in a drastic manner. Through the use of dark‚ morbid colors‚ a gloomy‚ ragged and sinister tone are

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    I think that taking these precautions would be considered a natural reaction in my opinion‚ because Prince Prospero doesn’t want to become a victim of The Red Death that is currently taking over his land and killing everyone off that it comes into contact with. Most any and everyone would try their best and attempt to do whatever is necessary to keep themselves and loved ones locked away from becoming infected with a plague‚ proceeding that they have the ability and obligatory materials required

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    Beloved Symbolism Essay

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    number three is absent. The house itself can be a representation of Beloved‚ “when 124 was alive” (Page 112) for it is written in context of before her death. The “pool of red undulating light” (Page 10) Paul D sees when he enters the house can be associated with Beloved’s blood after Sethe had cut her throat. Also‚ the connotations of the colour red reflect danger and evil‚ such behaviour of Beloved’s when she resurrects can be considered evil. She fixes Paul D to make love to her. Beloved is still

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    Symbolism Essay

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    Throughout Elizabeth Winthrop’s short story‚ "The Golden Darters‚" are symbols of how Emily‚ the main character‚ is growing up. The most obvious symbols are Emily piercing her ears‚ her father’s table where he works on the flies‚ and the golden darters. A symbol of Emily growing up is the fact that she pierced her ears‚ even after her parents forbid it‚ telling her she had to wait until she was seventeen. This shows defiance toward her parents‚ but also shows her becoming more dependent and

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    Pointless Violence Under a Veil of Tradition in “The Lottery”: A Discovery Via the Tools of Irony and Symbolism Within the Framework of Formalism The approach to literary criticism known as Formalism focuses on the literary text itself as the source for meaning‚ and deems the text as the only context a critic should turn to for research. It is a style of criticism that places emphasis on the literary tools and techniques in a text‚ apart from a text’s or authors historical context. The key to

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