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    Symbolism is used many times throughout the epic poem Beowulf. Key symbols are used to represent a variety of objects‚ people‚ and places. For instance Heorot Hall‚ swords‚ the sea‚ the mere‚ and the water are some of the most commonly used symbols throughout Beowulf . The use of symbols provides the readers with a more visual idea of the epic poem. Establishing the importance of each symbol allows readers to understand the behaviors of the characters. The author uses symbols to show that Anglo-

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    If I had to pick one out of the many stories that we have read and say that it moved me the most‚ I would have to say that the story would have to be "Battle Royal". The reason that the story did move me so was because of the author’s keen use of symbolism‚ the author portrays a larger meaning than what is initially implied to the reader who does not thoroughly analyze the text. Initially‚ the story seems to be about one black boy’s struggle to get ahead in a predominately white society. He tries

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    In the novel Lord of the Flies‚ by William Goulding‚ many symbols are used to develop the overall theme of society versus savagery. In the following essay I will analyse 3 symbols to demonstrate how Goulding used symbolism to show the boys’ devolution into utter chaos. Firstly there are Piggy’s glasses. These glasses are the more subtle symbol of power on the island‚ as with the glasses fire was able to be created. The fire kept the boys warm‚ safe‚ cooked their food and was the only way they

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    Although “Shawshank redemption” was situated on Red and Andy’s on dynamic perspectives on hope and the bigger picture‚ the author divided our attention onto different conflicting opinions. “I wanna go home‚ I want my momma” . Symbolism is used to represent ideas and qualities indirectly. The author of “Shawshank redemption” used these choices of text to Symbolise and climax the Tone of the words of the persona on his first night in jail resembling a newborn on his first night after birth.Through

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    A Separate Peace is one of John Knowles’ most acclaimed works and is based on Knowles’ stay at Phillip Exeter Academy in the early-to-mid 1940’s. It is set in a New England boarding school for boys known as Devon‚ and begins in 1958 but quickly flashes back to the years 1942 and 1943. In these years at the peak of World War II we follow through the eyes and mind of first-person narrator and protagonist Gene Forrester‚ as he copes internally with jealousy and hate‚ and externally with the oncoming

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    Throughout both Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories‚ The Tell Tale Heart and The Black Cat‚ he uses symbols. The symbols in both stories relate to each other and can also be compared and contrasted. The similar symbols such as the sound of the beating heart and the sound of the cat meowing are similar symbols‚ showing guilt and paranoia. Both their guilt and paranoia end up getting the best of them‚ as in the end‚ their guilt and paranoia get them caught for their killings. On the contrary‚ the sound

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    Symbolism of the Sea In Kate Chopin’s “The Awakening‚” the sea is symbolic throughout the novel‚ mostly symbolizing the rush that it brings Edna. When Edna finally learns how to swim‚ she gets a taste of freedom and the power she has within herself. She recalls‚ "A feeling of exultation overtook her‚ as if some power of significant import had been given her to control the working of her body and her soul. She grew daring and reckless‚ overestimating her strength. She wanted to swim far out‚ where

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    Ruqiyah Mukarram December 3‚ 2012 AP Lit Composition The Symbolism in Ethan Frome Benjamin Franklin once said‚ “Where there is a marriage without love‚ there will be love without marriage.” (Benjamin) Marriage is the foundation for social order because it restrains us from self centeredness and self indulgence. However‚ with the wrong significant other‚ one can find themselves on the path to adultery. (Craven) Ethan Frome is a story of a family caught in a deeply rooted domestic struggle

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    American dream in The Great Gatsby. He portrays the American dream as a goal to gain wealth and show it off extravagantly to gain social class. Fitzgerald successfully integrates symbolism and imagery into the novel to express his views of the American dream. An integral part of The Great Gatsby was the symbolism Fitzgerald used to get across his view of the corrupt American dream during the 20’s. The "pile of shirts" (Fitzgerald 97) that Gatsby shows Daisy is a significant symbol that refers

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    As Shizuko acts out her tragedy in the first scene‚ many of the important symbols of the following story are introduced. First‚ there is nature‚ which serves as a backdrop and an influence for the characters and their emotions. Dreamily‚ Shizuko thinks of "white cherry blossom petals that were blowing about in the wind." She remembers the "rainy morning" of her mother-in-law’s death‚ while the smell of gas "reminded her of the tiny yellow flowering weeds that had grown near her parents’ house." In

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