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    This symbol reminds those handling the package to keep out of the rain and not to store it in damp conditions. It is normally found on card based packages which would be damaged if placed in contact with water. The broken wine glass suggests that the product inside the packaging could be easily damaged if dropped or handled without care and attention. The contents are fragile! The two hands holding or protecting the package is another reminder that the contents should be handled with care

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    British schoolboys who must learn to coalesce after they land on a secluded island due to a plane crash. Constantly brought up is the need for power‚ whether it be through the boys or through simple objects we see as irrelevant and inanimate. The way symbols bring out different aspects of power unfold the top layer of meaning in the novel to expose the complex interpretation of how jurisdiction may be exerted. Since the beginning of the novel all the way to the end has stuck one certain object‚ a conch

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    ideas in literature. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses symbolism to convey deeper meanings in The Great Gatsby. For example‚ different objects and colors are used to symbolize traits and personalities for characters in the novel. There is a great variety of symbols used to demonstrate the society of the 1920’s‚ Gatsby’s hopes‚ and the extravagant life of the rich. The Valley of Ashes can be used to symbolize the 1920 society. Located between West Egg and New York‚ it is a desolate industrial wasteland full

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    rats‚ the weather of Oran and the town itself and the death of Jacques Othon. The theme of the preservation of human life and fighting against death is conveyed through the symbolism of the characters of Dr. Rieux‚ Rambert and Tarrou. Without these symbols‚ the themes would lose a lot of their meaning. Suffering and agonizing pain abound throughout this novel. A plague spreads across the town of Oran. The plague‚ very similar to the Bubonic Plague is first seen in the rats that inhabit the town. It

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    religious symbols and rituals have in people‚ religious or not. Even those unaligned with a religion‚ still take part in daily religious rituals‚ such as finding themselves in a church for a wedding or a funeral (WSIR‚ 164). Christ discusses how these symbols have derived from a patriarchal perspective in religion. It is not as easy as to merely reject these symbols; women must create their own and replace the standing religious symbols. One way Christ suggests to do so is with the symbol of the Goddess

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    Paul’s riding of the rocking horse makes the sexual suggestion of masturbation. This symbol comes from the psychologist Sigmund Freud who believed that young bys are sexually attracted to their mothers and subconsciously fantasize of replacing their fathers. The story states that Paul has reached an age “beyond the nursery control”‚ which

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    the tempest act 1

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    confined to an island with his daughter Miranda. Prospero’s intent is to regain this royal status‚ above all demonstrated in his use of magic to make Miranda fall in love with the Duke of Naples‚ Ferdinand‚ as well as his tensions with his brother Alonso‚ who has usurped Prospero to become Duke of Milan. In this sense‚ the narrative is based around the plot device of attempting to retrieve this royal status. However‚ why are such obviously social statuses necessary to realizing justice in the play

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    Thesis- symbols Symbolism in The Great Gatsby. In The Great Gatsby‚ by Scott Fitzgerold. Symbolism is used to describe the action taking place in the story. It is also used to describe individual character’s emotions and true natures. Symbolism is used to describe a multiple things but doing it in a way that you have to think about it. In this book most things are symbolized to make it easier to describe them. Colours and some personal belongings were mainly used to describe a characters effect

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    Kite Runner Themes Essay

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    chance to atone for his sins and redeem himself. Throughout the novel Hosseini‚ using a number of different symbols‚ is able to emphasise themes like friendship‚ guilt and redemption. Hassan’s cleft lip‚ the kites‚ pomegranate tree are key symbols in the text. Hassan’s cleft lip is one of his most symbolic features as a child. The split in Hassan’s lip acts as a mark of Hassan’s status in society. It signifies his poverty‚ which is one of the things that separates him from Amir‚ as Ali and Hassan

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    Symbolism In the novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini‚ Amir and Hassan’s cleft lip is a significant symbol since it signifies Hassan’s poverty‚ Baba’s secretly loving personality toward Hassan‚ and also is a sign of Amir’s redemption. Hassan is the son of Ali‚ who is both the servant for Baba and Ali’s family. Hassan cleft lip is due to his a deformity during his birth. First of all‚ Hassan’s cleft lip symbolizes his poverty since he is unable to afford a fix to his deformity.. In the first

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