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    and sovereignty. Symbolism in literature plays a bigger part‚ one that relates an object or ideology to stress a connection to a more discrete or unclear picture. Alice Walker‚ a novelist‚ utilizes many symbols to depict the struggle of young African American women to find and rid themselves from captivity. Through many images‚ Walker allows for recognition between specific symbolic portrayals and the main ideas of the novel. In her novel‚ The Color Purple‚ Alice Walker uses symbolism to express the

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    What can a red convertible mean to two brothers? Authors know what topic their story is going to focus on when they write it. However‚ many authors choose not to put it in plain text for the readers. Instead‚ they give hints and clues to trigger the reader to pull out the topic from the story. One of the main ways authors do this is through the title they give their story. Louise Erdrich named her story "The Red Convertible" for a good reason‚ to make the readers see how important a red convertible

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    Gracie Smith Literary Heritage 2201 27 October 2011 As Long as it’s a Love Letter Deep love‚ passionate desire‚ and intriguing mystery are conveyed through the use of literary devices such as symbolism and metaphor in Kim Addonizio’s “First Poem for You” and William Meredith’s “The Illiterate” and aide in supporting the themes that intimate relationships can be both intriguing and frightening at the same time. Love is conveyed in “The Illiterate” through the simple idea of a letter. The letter

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    Grendel

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    Dual Credit English  16 February 2015  Grendel  The figurative language and imagery found in ​ Beowulf​  elaborately depict a tale of heroism and fate‚  complete with allusions‚ foreshadowing‚ alliterations‚ metaphors‚ and the like. Many of these literary devices  are woven through Grendel’s place in the story‚ describing him as Cain’s spawn and giving life to his anger.  The author allows the reader to experience the terror that men in the mead hall felt when Grendel claimed the  lives of those among them

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    In the novel “Grendel‚” by John Gardner‚ the main character Grendel encounters two other characters who greatly influence his view about the world around him. One of which is “The Sharper” and the other is “the dragon.” They both influence Grendels views on life in a unique ways especially since he looks at his life as isolation due to his communication. The “Dragon‚” is an interesting and intelligent character who claims to know everything. He’s a huge‚ red/golden dragon that lives in a cave filled

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    Gardner’s Grendel Formal Analytical Essay A home is a place where one lives and feels most comfortable. In John Gardner’s Grendel‚ the dragon is a character that has a large influence on the way Grendel thinks towards the end of the novel. He also is responsible for Grendel’s decision to attack the Scylding people‚ and eventually this decision led to Grendel’s “unexpected” death. The dragon impacts the Anglo-Saxon people because his words influence Grendel to raid the Scyldings‚ he impacts Grendel by

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    Motifs in Grendel

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    Throughout John Gardner’s novel‚ Grendel‚ there are many literary tools and compositional risks used to support the overall meaning of the story and to show change in the main character‚ Grendel. One compositional risk that Gardner uses extremely effectively is motif. A motif is defined as recurring structures‚ contrasts‚ or literary devices that can help to develop and inform the piece’s major themes. The most effective motif Gardner uses over the course of the novel is the recurring references

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    In his classic short story‚ "Flight‚" John Steinbeck uses many examples of symbolism to foreshadow the conclusion. Symbolism can be anything‚ a person‚ place or thing‚ used to portray something beyond itself. It is used to represent or foreshadow the ending of the story. Steinbeck uses colors‚ direction‚ and nature symbolism to help presage Pepé’s tragic death. Let us now more closely examine the ways that Steinbeck uses colors to foreshadow the ending of his short story. Perhaps the most repeatedly

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    Compare/Contrast: "Good Man" with "Hills" Currently‚ a plethora of outstanding stories have been written. What makes a story‚ though? The answer is the elements that the author includes into his or her writing‚ such as symbolism and imagery. "Hills like White Elephants‚" written by Ernest Hemingway‚ and "A Good Man is Hard to Find‚" written by Flannery O’Connor‚ are just two examples of admirable work. Each writer incorporated plenty of elements to improve the story. Since the amount

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    feelings. Using symbols usually allows authors to express themselves indirectly on delicate or controversial matters. Generally speaking‚ symbolism plays an important role in the development of a novel; this narrative technique is used to give significance to certain people or object. Hemingway’s work "The Old Man and the Sea" is notable for its use of symbolism; the novel revolves around two major symbols: the old man and the sea. Besides that‚ some other objects that are described in the novel also

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