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    The Fountain Symbolism

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    This is why she tells Tommy to finish the book that she has been working on from her last days on the Earth. She also knew that Tommy might never finish the book‚ until he realized that you can’t go away from death. It happens to anyone and everyone. This is why when she is in the hospital she tells him about Moses Morales’s dad. She states‚ “Listen. He said if they dug his father’s body up

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    Symbolism in The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ author of The Great Gatsby‚ uses symbolism throughout the novel to create the characters and events of the post World War I period. Colors are one way symbolism was used to develop the characters’ personalities and set up events. This is shown by colors like the green at the end of Daisy Buchannan’s dock‚ the color of Jay Gatsby’s car and how Myrtle and Jordan surrounded themselves by white. Other symbolisms used to set up events are the difference

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    Symbolism In The Swimmer

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    through neighbors pools is where the denial comes in to play and his world begins to change. Ned is so energetic and cheerful in the beginning of his journey he doesn’t want to realize what’s going on around him. As he journeys he is also intoxicated from a previous cocktail party‚

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    Mernissi Symbolism

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    Mother continues to fight against Fez’s rules by ignoring meal schedules‚ holding family picnics of her own‚ and wishing for her daughter’s happiness. Mother explains that happiness comes from the “right to exercise all kinds of rights‚ from the right to move to the right to create‚ compete‚ and challenge and at the same time could feel love doing so” (118). Mernissi’s father on the other hand is a mixture between the two contrasting dynamics‚ “he sympathized with

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    Daoist Symbolism

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    Daoism is a philosophy that uses images and allegories to explain its concepts of balance and harmony‚ two of it’s main aspects. By understanding the analogy of the wheel‚ one can better understand Daoism and many of its principles. The image of the wheel symbolizes the Dao: the ultimate being of perfect harmony‚ egolessness‚ and fullness. The wheel represents the way that the Dao substantially stays the same‚ but moves and changes places. It incorporates aspects of typical Daoist compliments: it

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    to be a sniper that snipes for the single reason that she is good at the job. Yet as the story continues it is shown that Arrow is sniping for the good of her city and in doing so is self-sacrificing alot. There are many flashbacks throughout the book that show Arrow when she was a kid. Having fun and living life; This is a drastic change from the personality that is portrayed throughout the book. As well‚ there is a moment when Arrow is thinking about how she changed her name. She says how she changed

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    follows brothers; Connor and Murphy McManus as they set out to rid South Boston of the evil that is: murderers‚ rapists‚ and organized crime. Believed to have the divine right from god to kill the McManus brothers begin to "take out" all that is bad and corrupt. Throughout the movie‚ director Troy Duffy displays many forms of symbolism through visualizations. A majority of these visualizations are ones of religion and moral beliefs. The director opens the movie with both brothers in church listening to

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    Hobbit Symbolism

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    guides his students until the main task is at hand‚ where he is to let his students experience it with no assistance as all. This is seen shortly after the incident with the Wargs when Gandalf leaves Bilbo and the dwarves once they reach Mirkwood. From this point on the most difficult‚ and severe part of the adventure begins. Even though Gandalf isn’t seen for a long time‚ his role as a mentor doesn’t end here. During the Battle of the Five Armies the Wargs and Goblins are slowly gaining ground.

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    said to dislike the fact that his wife’s birthmark causes his wife to not be perfect. Georgina herself is beautiful and the red birthmark on her left cheek is something she does not mind. Each time the birthmark is talked about by her husband she goes from being confident to embarrassed by her birthmark. She never really thought perfection until her husband starts to push her into finding a way to remove. He symbolizes how others and society push the idea of perfection onto others especially visually

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    by saying the Salinas Valley is like living in a closed pot. The narrator states “The high grey-flannel fog of winter closed off the Salinas Valley from the sky and from the rest of the world. On every side it sat like a lid on the mountains and made of the great valley a closed pot(269)”. This quote allows the reader to understand the theme right from the beginning of the story. The Salinas Valley is used as a symbol to allow the reader to understand how women living in the valley

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