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    an underground dungeon with numerous human remains‚ where he ultimately builds a wall to trap Fortunato alive. With the use of dark humor and chilling horror‚ Poe really brings this obscure short story to life. The spine-chilling horror and symbolism Poe used to bring this story to life is abundant. It starts in a nighttime setting at a joyous carnival; Montresor lures the intoxicated Fortunato into the catacombs‚ by tricking Fortunato

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    Themes in stories can be developed through many different means. It can be openly stated or just simply implied. Throughout history symbolism has been used to develop stories. Even in the bible there are multiple symbols that can be found. J.D. Salinger uses symbols to help readers understand the overall message and theme of his book The Catcher in the Rye. From Holden’s red hunting hat to Allie’s baseball mitt‚ symbols are constantly being thrown into the story. One other symbol that I think is

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    Animal Farm Symbolism

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    Animal Farm Symbolism The story‚ Animal Farm‚ is‚ as a whole‚ an allegory‚ cleverly hidden and masterly written. Disguised as a children’s story‚ with easy-to-read vocabulary‚ talking animals‚ and a simple-appearing plot: animals trying to run a farm all by themselves and failing‚ it provides a deeper meaning‚ however‚ when revisited with the understanding how it was based off of the Russian Revolution; each animal playing its part in revolting against the farmer how the people of Russia acted

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    The Lovely Bones Symbolism

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    The Lovely Bones In Alice Sebold’s moving novel The Lovely Bones‚ Sebold explores various elements of humanity and the emotions that accompany it by crafting a story that readers can instantly connect with. She is unforgiving with the degree of how blunt and straightforward her tale starts out‚ as the main character Suzie Salmon is brutally raped and murdered within the very first chapter. The rest of the book examines her family and friends and how they all cope with this loss; this is

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    Symbolism in Lord of Flies

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    Symbolism in Lord of the Flies: William Golding Symbolism is a very important factor in many books.  Lord of the Flies written by William Golding teems with rich symbolism.. At the first glance many may not think much of the symbols; however with some in-depth thought you can see that they reflect the various situations on this microcosm of an island. As time on the island continues‚ the symbols change with it‚ and what they mean also is represented by this change. The pigs‚ the conch and Peggy’s

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    classic novel Breakfast At Tiffany’s‚ by Truman Capote‚ is about an unnamed man who moves to New York to pursue his writing career and a woman named Holly‚ whom he is in love with‚ who is unknowingly aiding a drug transaction. The author’s use of symbolism reflects that freedom can be a good thing‚ however it can also lead to an inability to commitment or lack of deep connections with others‚ which powerfully gives feelings of sympathy towards those on the outskirts of society. Holly’s cat is a symbol

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    Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in 1953‚ just when the Second World War had ended. But still there was a battle between the capitalists and the communists. Arthur Miller wrote this book because of the incidents that occurred during the 1950’s. Senator Joseph McCarthy had a feeling of communism in the United States. So he starts a witch hunt to find the communists in the United States and he targeted celebrities of Hollywood such as Helen Keller‚ Langston Hughes and Charlie Chaplin put them all on

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    Jackson uses symbolism in “The Lottery” to convey how people blindly follow a tradition that‚ in reality‚ is morally brutal. She uses Old Man Warner’s commentary to help portray this issue. For instance‚ Old Man Warner states‚ “‘It’s not the way it used to be‚’ Old Man Warner said clearly. ‘People ain’t the way they used to be”’ (Jackson 7). Old Man Warner comments on everyone’s sympathy for Tessie’s family. He has participated in the lottery for 77 years and based on that experience‚ he comments

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    Symbolism in Hedda Gabler

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    The mid-nineteenth century realist playwright Alexandre Dumas wrote the following about his drama. "If…I can exercise some influence over society; if‚ instead of treating effects I can treat causes; if‚ for example‚ while I satirize and describe and dramatize adultery‚ I can find means to force people to discuss the problem‚ and the law-maker to revise the law‚ I shall have done more than my part as a poet‚ I shall have done my duty as a man….We need invent nothing; we have only to observe‚ remember

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    Lord Of The Flies The use of symbolism in literature is quite common‚ and many legendary writers have used this technique to capture the minds of their audience‚ as well as‚ to convey a particular message‚ or opinion regarding society. Throughout the course of history‚ aspiring authors have been using symbolism as a tool to reflect their view of the world‚ and they have incorporated symbolic elements into their work as a way of enhancing the content of their writing. One author who has achieved

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