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    Symbolism in the Scarlet Letter :- Pranshu Nagpure ; Y9425 The Scarlet Letter abounds with symbolism‚ which Hawthorne uses to unify the novel and add a deeper level of meaning to the story. Rose bush blooming next to the prison door symbolises moral blossom and shows how beauty can arise from anything. Scaffold and the pillory symbolises the rigid puritan rules‚ public humiliation and also a means of redemption. The forest surrounding the village is associated with evil activities. Also the forest

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    they go to extreme measures to survive. The movie Apocalypse Now‚ directed by Francis Ford Coppola‚ shows this savage like transformation from civilization to savagery in the jungles of Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Francis Ford Coppola uses symbolism and metaphors through the character’s names‚ the character’s behaviors‚ and the use of helicopters to portray this transformation. Every character’s name has a different meaning in the movie. The main character‚ Captain Benjamin Willard‚ was assigned

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    November 26‚ 2011 A Separate Peace Symbolism In John Knowles’ novel‚ A Separate Peace‚ symbolism is used throughout the story especially in chapter 6. In Ch. 6‚ Finny‚ the main character of the novel is describing both of the rivers that are in the environs of the Devon School‚ the Nagumsett and the Devon River. These descriptions of the two rivers do not just expand our knowledge of the surrounding geography of the Dxevon School‚ but also symbolize the different stages of Gene and Finny’s

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    Symbolism in The Glass Menagerie Symbolism plays a fundamental part in Tennessee Williams’s play‚ “The Glass Menagerie”. Examples of the use of symbolism include the fire escape‚ as an escape from the family‚ the phonograph‚ as an escape from reality‚ the unicorn‚ as a symbol for Laura’s uniqueness and the father’s photograph‚ representing something different to each character. Through recognition of these symbols‚ a greater understanding of the play’s theme is achieved. Throughout

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    How symbolism and imagery are used to explore the haunting of Laurent and Grenouille in Therese Raquin and Perfume‚ respectively.      There is always something haunting one‚ whether we’ve lied to someone‚ done something we strongly regretted or not sure of something. In these two books‚ there’s a clear presence of haunting‚ however the way it is shown to the reader is different. One has a lot to do with guilt and fright as this is the key element in the haunting of Laurent in the novel Therese

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    story “Gaston’ Saroyan demonstrates how the perspective of a daughter completely contradicts over a bug. The daughter looks at the bug in a repellent way‚ the father however‚ looks at the bug in an approving way. In “Gaston” Saroyan uses imagery and symbolism to convey the importance of looking at things in a different way. Saroyan uses imagery throughout the short story “Gaston”‚ to show us the importance of looking at things in a different way. At first the girl in “Gaston” by Saroyan‚ refers to the

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    baby. When Paulus came back for the summer he heard of her baby being light skinned and killed it so that no one would ever know that it was his baby. The story ’s theme of forbidden love is strengthened by Gordimer ’s use of symbolism‚ imagery‚ and local color. Symbolism is a key element contributing to the story ’s theme. One symbol that repeats itself in Country Lovers is the “gilt hoop ear-rings” that Paulus gives to Thebedi when they were young (as cited in Clugston‚ 2010). The earrings

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    Symbolism in Lord of the Flies In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ a group of young British school boys have found themselves stranded on a deserted island after their plane has been shot down. Scatted throughout the island confused and without any adult supervision‚ the boys are put in the ultimate predicament. The conch shell found by two boys soon turns into a symbol of order and civilization that will effect how the boys try to survive on the island. Throughout the book‚ Golding gives

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    Symbolism in Purple Hibiscus The novel Purple Hibiscus‚ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie‚ is a story of a young girl ‚ who tries to find her own voice and speak out against her violent oppressive father. The novel is set in post-post-colonial Nigeria‚ in a time in which the government was run by a military dictatorship. There are a number of symbols used to help develop ideas in the text; the three most important ones being purple and red hibiscuses and Mama’s figurines. The red hibiscuses are symbolic

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    the responsibility of providing for his mother and sister because it means sacrificing his dreams and ambitions. Tom seeks for a way to escape his situation without leaving his mother and sister out to dry like his dad did. In The Glass Menagerie symbolism is used frequently such as the magician’s trick at the movies where he gets out of a coffin with nails in it. This is symbolic because Tom wants to get out of the life he is living without hurting anyone. Tom going to the movies symbolizes Tom trying

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