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    innocence‚ of which a child has. Teddy‚ being the child‚ has been forced to cross that borderline prematurely by his guardians. In Nowlan’s‚ The Fall of the City‚ symbolism and characters assist in proving that societal pressure exists and remains to be the reason for one’s downfall‚ much like Teddy. Firstly‚ the short story uses symbolism as a metaphor for society. To illustrate‚ Teddy often finds himself thinking of “Theodoresburg [‚ which] seemed more real than the town‚ the street‚ and the home

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    Anna Ferguson The Metamorphosis: RRJ #1 Summary: Gregor Samsa‚ a traveling salesman wakes up‚ to find that he has been transformed into a giant insect. Gregor then notices his new body which includes an armor-hard back‚ multiple thin legs and a brown arched abdomen split into rigid sections. Gregors focus shifts to his room‚ and he notices a picture of a woman that he cut out of a magazine and he realizes how small the room seems. Gregor tries to go back to sleep‚ but has trouble when he realizes

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    English 1102 June 30‚ 2011. Symbolism in: Welding with Children In the significance presentation of Tim Gautraux ‘s story “ Welding with Children “ published in 1997; certain sentences have used to introduce the symbolism and irony of real-life and values. It becomes clear to discover that Tim Gautreaux has chosen the lower classes of parents and children to present the intensity of the story and multiple aspects of life. The irony and symbolism appeared to give details of the

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    Symbolism in “A Rose for Emily” In the short story‚ “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner‚ symbolism is used frequently. There are several different symbols that appear as the story plays out. Faulkner uses symbolism to express many diverse thoughts. In the story Faulkner uses a rose to symbolize love‚ Emily’s house is used to symbolize Emily as a monument‚ and Homer Baron is used to symbolize the North and change. The rose is a symbol for love. In the story‚ Homer is considered the “rose”

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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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    Imagine something or someone that you admire so much‚ would you cherish it or even just watch it from far away. That’s how Sphynx cat’s were discovered‚ but‚ you need to know how they were found. They were founded in Egypt‚ Cairo in B.C time when a young villager boy found this very strange‚ odd‚ walking creature. He’s never seen anything like it before‚ but he was still in shock. The boy stared in awe at this odd looking creature‚ he tried to move but couldn’t inch a step. His body wouldn’t let

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    As the novella progresses‚ Grete becomes less fearful and therefore acts with confidence and determination. For example‚ Grete “hit[s] the table” as “introduction”‚ calling Gregor a “monster” and they “have” to get rid of “it”. She believes this is not “wrong” because they have done “all that’s humanly possible” to help him (27). First‚ the description of Grete “hitting the table” creates the mental image of someone calling attention to themselves. This image shows that Grete is being confident and

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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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    "The Hobbit" By Arthur Chen In The Hobbit‚ names are more than just coincidences or appellations - they are symbolic of characteristics embodied by the characters to whom they belong. Not only do their names portray their characteristic‚ but their actions do as well. Some characters supporting this idea are Gandalf and Gollum. Gandalf literally means " wand-elf." A "wand-elf" is an elf who is using a magical device to enhance his magical powers‚ bringing him to a higher echelon. Therefore

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    Gandalf the wizard served as a mentor to Bilbo. Gandalf is an experienced and trusted adviser who is wise and helps Bilbo become accepted by Thorin and guides him through when Bilbo needed him. Although‚ Bilbo didn’t want to go on the quest Gandalf didn’t take no for answer. Gandalf believed and saw something in Bilbo‚ but he wanted Bilbo to realize it for himself. Bilbo Baggins symbolizes an act of bravery by going on the quest and in the process it may ruin his family’s good name. Bilbo’s life

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