Symbolism of Keys in Bluebeard

 
 
The use of a key in a literary piece is an importantelement to symbolize a higher meaning within a story. Akey could represent many different meanings. Forinstance, in the story "Bluebeard", the key couldrepresent life or death, knowledge, or the ability toopen a whole new dimension within the story. The keysignifies a very unique power in the story "Bluebeard".When Bluebeard hands the key ring to his wife with theinstruction to never utilize the small key to thecellar, he essentially gave her the power of life,
 
 


Finally, the key represents the ability toopen a new dimension within the story. Bluebeard gave his wife the freedom to doanything her heart desires, but he still held hercaptive on his land. A key is an important symbol in literarystories. After the key is used and Bluebeard returns andtries to kill his wife, the darker side of Bluebeard isrevealed. tanding, and the ability to open a newdimension within the story. It is ironic that in"Bluebeard", the captor gives away the key that unlocksthe wife's spirit. The key is a symbol of life for thewife and death for Bluebeard. As the story progresses,the reader experiences shifting feelings towardBluebeard. In the beginning, the reader is apprehensiveabout trusting Bluebeard because of the feelings the twoolder sisters expressed toward him. When the womenopen the door, the reader can envision a different sideof Bluebeard, the dark side. Ifthe woman had trusted her intuitive knowledge shewouldn't have freed herself from the arms of herpredator. Bluebeard ruledhis wife from the beginning, he was essentially hercaptor. The key represents the woman'sintuitive knowledge to revolt against her husband. It could represent many underlying and unseenforces. Some topics in this essay:
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