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    associate an onion to being a symbol of love. A rose is more commonly known to perhaps symbolise the beauty of the person that is receiving it. However Duffy has successfully matched the aspects of love to the properties of an onion. She has turned an ordinary dull object into a romantic gift that she feels represents love so much more than “A red rose or a satin heart.” Duffy has also compared an onion as being like “A moon wrapped in brown paper”. The moon is a romantic symbol in its own right‚ being

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    arroyo‚ or river‚ and the grinding ball are all symbols used in the story to reinforce the theme of coming of age. The first and most obvious symbol in the story is the lion‚ or more specifically‚ the secret lion. It is not a literal lion. The lion of the story represents things that are big and the secret of it is that it is unexplained‚ or even ignored. It suggests change‚ and it is a change that is big and confusing. The secret lion is a symbol of coming of age and understanding that with change

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    Rerajahan: Balinese Sacred Drawing   by Sidarta Wijaya Religious symbols‚ icons‚ or signs can be found in surprisingly numerous numbers in Bali. Surprisingly? Since they are perfectly interwoven in everyday Balinese life‚ one hardly realizes their existence. Some religious symbol can easily be recognized‚ for example Rerajahan. Rerajahan is the most obvious and easily recognized Balinese religious symbol. What is rerajahan? Rerajahan is a drawing of sacred characters or images on a piece of cloth

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    is haunted by this memory of his betrayal for years until he is given the chance to atone for his sins and redeem himself. Throughout the novel Hosseini‚ using a number of different symbols‚ is able to emphasise themes like friendship‚ guilt and redemption. Hassan’s cleft lip‚ the kites‚ pomegranate tree are key symbols in the text. Hassan’s cleft lip is one of his most symbolic features as a child. The split in Hassan’s lip acts as a mark of Hassan’s status in society. It signifies his poverty

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    Symbols are very important aspect in books‚ movies‚ television shows and etc. Symbols are all around‚ the definition for symbols is “something used for or regarded as representing something else.” In the NCIS television show episode called “Pay to Play‚” there were lots of symbols and important references made throughout the show. All these symbols had significant value to the event happening during the episode. Jenna Flemming who was a congress woman seeking reelection was receiving threatening

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    pearl is a symbol of promise and hope for Kino and the other characters in the story. Conversely‚ the pearl epitomizes the catastrophic effects of greed on humans‚ their morale‚ and judgement. The scorpion emblemizes arbitrary evil‚ and is the cause of all tragedy in The Pearl. Moreover‚ the scorpion is analogous to the colonists who oppress Kino and his people. These three symbols portray the fundamental themes of The Pearl and how they affect Kino and his family. The pearl is a symbol of hope

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    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 of the violence in Kambili’s life while the purple hibiscuses symbolise freedom‚ defiance and the freedom to speak out. The figurines are symbolic of Mama’s quiet character and of the violence in her home. These symbols are there to show the idea of the main themes of freedom vs

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    How Does the Author use Contrasts and Symbolism to Convey the Central Ideas of the Novel? What is life? This is a very difficult question that David Malouf invites the reader to ponder over in his novel‚ “Fly Away Peter”. One of the ways Malouf does this is establish the idea of binary nature of life; how something simply is‚ or isn’t. This is conveyed through techniques such as symbolism and contrasts that the author expertly uses‚ to create a philosophical text. The binary nature of life is one

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    Symbol: Something that stands for or represents something else beyond it. The term symbolism refers to the use of symbols‚ or to a set of related symbols. Example: “Why‚ Petruchio is coming‚ in a new hat and an old jerkin; a pair of old breeches thrice turned; a pair of boots that have been candle cases‚ one buckled‚ another laced; an old rusty sword ta’en out of the town armory‚ with a broken hilt‚ and chapeless; with two broken points: his horse hipped with an old mothy saddle and stirrups of

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    immortality. The journey symbolism used in these tales is a metaphor for the journey of life. Symbol‚ it is the use of a defined object to represent an otherwise abstract notion or concept. Symbol is originated from Greek in the verb “symballein” that means to put together and associated noun of “Symbolon” that means to “mark- taken- or a sign. (Heritage Dictionary 2008). In literary works‚ a symbol is udder in the authors’ purposes for putting forth the idea in either a thing or person‚ or even

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