the novel‚ William Golding uses Simon and the mother pig to symbolize how the loss of innocence can lead towards the increase in savagery in humans. In The Lord of the Flies‚ Simon symbolizes the loss of innocence. In chapter 8‚ the lord of the flies‚ “Fancy thinking the beast was something you could hunt and kill!” It goes on saying‚ “You knew didn’t you? I’m part of you? Close‚ close‚ close! I’m the reason it’s no go? Why things are what they are.” The beast / lord of the flies is not real and is
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us to enjoy. They don’t eat up gardens‚ don’t nest in corncribs‚ they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it is a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 117). In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ the mockingbird symbolizes innocence and the destruction of it. Throughout the book‚ many characters are representations of the bird as they are innocents who have fallen in the hands of injustice. Boo Radley is a harmless man who was always accused of crimes he did not
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devices used by Golding in Lord of the Flies. Golding uses many of the devices discovered by the boys to represent vital elements of structured society. Ralph makes the statement‚ “The fire’s the most important thing” (Golding 162). The fire symbolizes the structured society the boys want to exist on the island. The fire represents structure and organization. Without the fire‚ the boys will never be rescued‚ and without an organized‚ structured society‚ they will not survive. Just as organization
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For instance Reverend Hale represents the publishers who refused to put Millers play put to the public even though they believed in what he was saying‚ they feared being accused themselves and they feared criticism. Marry Warren represents all the people who followed McCartney’s accusations blindly. Abigail represents McCartney himself. The Salem Witch Trials were a good metaphorical
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” However‚ what symbolizes Hell‚ complete separation from God‚ could be a lot colder. In Dante’s Inferno‚ an epic poem written by Dante‚ the center of Hell is described as ice which encases the prince of the dark world as he eternally feasts on the three sinners worthy of this punishment. However‚ in A Paradise Fallen‚ a book written by John Milton‚ Hell is described as a furnace which gives off no light‚ but burns in a great inferno. Dante’s version of the center of Hell symbolizes the trap that
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the book‚ “The Great Gatsby” written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. A lot of colors are used to symbolize personalities‚ places or even foreshadowing. The colors chosen were white‚ yellow and red. They can have different meanings but in the book they are known for: purity‚ decay and blood. The author of The Great Gatsby uses the color white to represent purity and innocence. “She dressed in white and had a little white roadster‚ and all day long the telephone rang in her house and excited young officers from
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symbols from nature to symbolize other aspects of the characters lives. One example of Willa Cather using nature symbols is the light. Cather uses light to refer to change. Anytime that there is a big change coming in the book‚ there is a reference to the light. One example of this is when in the beginning of the book when Jim meets Antonia for the very first time he describes her eyes as being‚ "big and warm and full of light‚". Another time that light is used to symbolize change was at the very
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are several settings in this story that show what the black veil symbolizes. The first setting of the story begins at the church where Hooper wears the black veil symbolizing sin. It is evident during Hooper’s Sermon that he is
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what does the balloon symbolize in the first part last story? I believe that the balloon would symbolize the innocence and that nia is giving her to Bobby. in the words and way she said she was pregnant and handing him the balloon on his birthday said that she wanted to soften the blow. when nia was a kid she wanted to be a balloonist and make children happy with balloons. why did Bobby leave his daughter and why did the basketball roll away and go down the hall as if it was running away from Bobby
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understanding of a person or of an object. Many authors use objects and people in their books to represent or symbolize something greater. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ many symbols are shown. To start‚ Golding uses his characters as symbols. Initially‚ Simon was the image of a Christ-like figure. A plane full of British boys crashes on an island. There are no adults and they have nothing besides what they wear. The hunters hunt for a pig to eat because they live off the fruit. Jack‚ the leader of
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