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    the phrase “Dangled Piggy’s broken glasses.” Piggy’s glasses being broken symbolizes how Jack’s evil act leaves him permanently disabled. This shows that Jack is willing to do anything to succeed in taking Piggy’s glasses. The fire starts out as a symbol of hope and turns into a violent action that allows the boys to think it is acceptable to steal‚ demonstrating the theme Inherent Evil of Man. In

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    When writing Lord of the Flies William Golding establishes symbols throughout the book such as the fire‚ piggy’s glasses‚ and the island. These enhance his purpose of explaining that humans can be savages. To begin‚the Fire plays a very important role in the writing of Golding. “ .”( ) As it says without the fire there will be no rescue. The fire is the only hope for survival and rescue from this island they’re stuck on. The fire as a whole is a reassurance

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    lines and further interpret the literature. J.D. Salinger creates depth in his novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ through the use of symbolism. By looking deeper into the symbols of the novel readers understand the true message he wishes to convey. The novel contains many symbols which give insight into Holden’s views and feelings; these symbols include Holden’s hunting hat‚ his fascination with the duck pond‚ and the use of the title The Catcher in the Rye. Holden’s hunting hat is a distinct part of his

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    accident shapes their lives. This heightens the reader’s emotional response to the text. Reinforces the normality of the Brennan’s lives before the accident. The use of flashbacks fades as Tom’s reflection brings him to the point of acceptance; a symbol of deliverance and recovery. | Imagery – metaphor | | Driving‚ sudden death‚ black | Imagery – simile | | Used to show either the emotional impact of an event or to reveal the differences between before the accident and after the accident.

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    the entire story. A symbol “in literature [is]‚ a person‚ place‚ or thing that suggests more than its literal meaning” (Kennedy 223). William Faulkner used symbolism constantly in many of his stories‚ so he was very familiar with creating symbols and giving them meanings that the wanted the readers to understand. There is a main symbol and then there are some symbols that are still important to the story‚ even though they are not the main symbols. Without these smaller symbols this story would not

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    negative attitude towards the way Americans destroy the lives of the flamingo and replaced it with an obnoxious‚ inanimate‚ over celebrated Floridian souvenir with adverse diction juxtaposed with positive word choice and through factual history of early symbols of the flamingo to show the superficiality of Americans post WWII[a]. In her essay[b]‚ Price assesses the irony of the “pizzazz” and “boldness” the flamboyant lawn ornaments bring even though the flamingo has been hunted to almost complete extinction

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    symbolized a legacy because until Stephen washed a shore they had little houses‚ the landscape was dry. Than because of Stephen they would make bigger houses‚ paint them bright colors‚ plant roses around the cliff all to remember Stephen. Other symbols can be the roses on the cliff how they describe the captain coming down from the bridge. And also in the author biography they talk about him creating a Latin American identity so with the paint of the houses bright colors and the flowers on the cliff

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    started. Coelho masterfully works symbolism into The Alchemist to give the reader a direct picture and deeper understanding of his piece. These symbols allow the reader to gain valuable insight into the piece through background knowledge and relations to the symbol itself. One example of symbolism in The Alchemist is mirages‚ or hallucinations. This symbol is not used in the way a typical reader would think. Instead of meaning a picture that one sees in the extreme heat‚ it is used to represent a

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    John Steinbeck’s "The Chrysanthemums" is a story that is full of symbolism. After the first read‚ it might seem like an innocent tale about a woman and her garden. However‚ upon further examination‚ the reader learns it is actually a story about a woman’s desires and frustrations in her life. Steinbeck uses many examples‚ such as the flowers to symbolize the thoughts and ideas of the main character‚ Elisa‚ in this story. Elisa Allen is a lonesome woman who gets pleasure from growing

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    Writers often use symbols to present a deeper meaning in their writing. A symbol is used to communicate meaning by representing a physical entity‚ a situation‚ or an emotion. Using symbols is an effective way to add dynamics to a storyline. It is a way to display a mood or theme without simply stating it. Tennessee Williams uses several symbols in the play‚ The Glass Menagerie. One of the biggest symbols in The Glass Menagerie is Laura’s glass collection. Laura is a shy‚ delicate girl. In

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