Hawthorne's Contemporary Mind There have been many writers who have astonished the literary world with their configuration of short stories, but none of them have perfected the art as well as Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hawthorne wrote in a time period when Fredrick Douglas was paving the road to...

A good writer has many tools at hand that help them develop good story lines. There are literary techniques such as voice, point of view, character, theme, and symbolism. One very interesting technique is that of symbolism. With symbolism the author is able to write a story in which many of the...

Born May 15, 1890, in Indian Creek, Texas; Katherine Anne Porter has written numerous short stories and a novel. Katherine Anne Porter uses autobiographical information and symbolism to relate the story of Miranda's maturation into adulthood in her short story "The Grave." In &qu...

Shirley Jackson, author of the short story "The Lottery" made the readers think, that the story was positive, but she purposely plays off her reader's assumptions, concealing her skillful and yet powerful symbols from their instantaneous notice. The story stated that the drawing of the names was he...

Foreshadowing and symbolism are a big part of many short stories. Without them many, if not all, stories would not be a story. They provide the excitement and suspense that make a story fun to read. Jackson and O'Connor use great examples in their stories "The Lottery","Good Cou...

Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author of The Scarlet Letter, presents to his readers a novel in which there are obstacles to overcome by the main characters. His array of symbolism throughout the novel makes the story seem related to modren times. In the ...

Symbolism in "The Necklace" In the short story, "The Necklace", by Guy de Maupassant, symbolism is used to represent aspects in the life of the main character, Mathilde Loisel. To a much lesser degree, her husband is also represented. As the title suggests, the primary sy...

Many interesting stories are held within the pages of "Heartland". The stories by Canadian authors including Alice Munro, Veronica Ross, and Roch Carrier, capture the readers interest through plot twists, characters, theme, and much more. As the readers we are led to ask whether or not what is w...

In "The Lottery," Shirley Jackson uses symbolism to make us aware of the pointless nature of humanity regarding tradition and violence. The story starts off on a beautiful summer day in a small town. The author describes the day as very euphoric but strikes a contrast between the atmosphere of the t...

"Allusion in Symbolism and Allegory"In the short story "Fall of the House of Usher," Edgar Allan Poe uses allusion in symbolism and allegory to capture the reader's attention. Symbolism and allegory often can be implying many different meanings. In the "Fall of the House of Usher" the nobility of ...

The Use of Symbolism in The Lottery In "The Lottery," Shirley Jackson uses symbolism to make us aware of the pointless nature of humanity regarding tradition and violence. The story starts off on a beautiful summer day in a small town. The author describes the day as very euphoric, saying ...

Symbolism is used to represent abstract ideas or concepts in a story through many different ways or ideas. Throughout the story "The Catcher in the Rye" by J..D. Salinger symbolism is used quite frequently. Salinger uses symbolism to uncover many different hidden personality traits abou...

"Nathaniel Hawthorne's work is typically fraught with symbolism, much of it deriving from his Puritan ancestry; a great-great uncle was actually a judge in the Salem witchcraft trials" (Roth 76). Not surprisingly, Hawthorne was obsessed with the twin themes of sin and guilt. Author John Roth not...

The religious symbolism and undertones of Flannery O'Connor's "Good Country People" The short story "Good Country People," by Flannery O'Connor, is a work that uses both irony and symbolism to convey to the reader a religious message. The heroine, Hulga Hopew...

William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" is a story that addresses the symbolic changes in the South after the civil war. Miss Emily's house symbolizes neglect and poverty of the new times in the town of Jefferson. The rampant symbolism and Faulkner's descriptions of the decaying ho...

There are many people and objects in Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" that hold an alternate meaning that makes them important to the story. . Many of the names of the characters in the story also hold meanings that are not spoken in the story. One is the setting of the story and t...

In "A Rose for Emily", William Faulkner effectively uses symbolism to illustrate the fading glory of the Old South giving away to the progress of Reconstruction and the new century. It also plays a role in understanding the whole meaning of the story and why Emily is a tragic figure as opposed to an...

Material objects are important to people's lives, but nowadays more and more people cannot be satisfied with just comfortable living circumstances. Driving a better car, living in a better house, and having a luxurious life have become their dreams. Some of the people work hard to make their d...

Irony and Symbolism in "The Cask of Amontillado" In the short story "The Cask of Amontillado," Edgar Allan Poe writes in first person point of view, from the perspective of Montresor, the narrator of this tale, who seeks revenge against Fortunato. Montresor began to develop the perfe...

Eudora Welty's "A Worn Path" is a short story that places a tremendous amount of emphasis on the natural symbolism of the setting. Welty incorporates her love for fairy tales is this story by creating mythic characters that seem larger than life, characters like Phoenix Jackson who se...

Sarah Orne Jewett's "A White Heron" is a beautifully descriptive story told in the third person omniscient narration. This is about the protagonist, a young girl named Sylvia. This short story is made up of two main elements being conflict and symbolism that revolve around the main ...

"The Symbolism of Young Goodman Brown"Nathaniel Hawthorne is a nineteenth-century American writer of the Romantic Movement. Hawthorne was born is Salem, Massachusetts, and this is the place he used as the setting for some of his works: such as "The Scarlett Letter", "the Blithedale Romance" and "...

English 140A April 17, 2000 Term paper Symbolism and the Unconscious in "Young Goodman Brown" Nathaniel Hawthorne's work is typically fraught with symbolism, much of it deriving from his puritan ancestry. Not surprisingly, Hawthorne was obsessed with the themes of sin and gu...

When reading A Good Man Is Hard to Find, by Flannery O'Connor most recreational readers believe the short story to be gothic and even grotesque. However, when the story is read from the view point of O'Connor it takes on a different tone and meaning all together. Much of what at first g...

Symbols convey special meanings to the reader throughout literary genres. William Faulkner, a regional writer, employs symbolism in a good amount of his works. Faulkner utilizes conventional symbols, allegories, and unconventional symbols. In his short story, \" A Rose for Emily,\" Faulkner uses ...