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...

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In most sections of Faulkner's book, The Sound and the Fury, he uses many recurring symbols and images to help deepen the reader's understanding of his many characters. Most of these images can be found in the first two sections of the book, what is believed to be Benjy's section and...

Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, is a futuristic novel, taking the reader to a time where books and thinking are outlawed. In a time so dreadful where those who want to better themselves by thinking, and by reading are outlaws as well. Books and ideas are burned, books are burned physically, whereas...

In William Golding's Novel, Lord of the Flies, there are many examples of symbolism. Golding uses a vast range of symbolism to show how the boys are adapting to the island as well as how they are slowly descending the ladder of civilized behavior. He uses the conch shell as a symbol of highhanded a...

 Human beings exist and interact in a reality which they define themselves. Inside of this reality they make use of social objects, that is, anything used between to actors in social situations that have meaning and function in that social environment (Charon 46). Many social objects are...

Symbols Symbols can play very important roles in the stories that contain them. "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe has three major examples of symbols that help to give the story its true meaning. The three main occurrences of symbolism are evident as a color, numb...

The Scarlet Letter - Symbolism The Scarlet Letter is a book of much symbolism. One of the most complex and misunderstood symbols in the book is Pearl, the daughter of Hester Prynne. Pearl, throughout the story, develops into a dynamic symbol - one that is always changing. In the followin...

Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is considered the first symbolic novel in American Literature. His use of symbolism in the novel presents a complex view of sin and its effects. Utilizing characters, colors, settings, and objects Hawthorne's extended metaphors shape and develop throu...

The purpose of this essay is to bring to light the significance of Marie as a character in Albert Camus', 'The Outsider'. Through analysis and criticism, this essay endeavors to reveal her importance as an aid to the better the reader's understanding of the personality of Meur...

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In the story, Doris Lessing makes extensive use of imagery and symbolism to present to the reader the painful conflict that is disturbing the relationship between an old man and his favourite granddaughter, Alice. Alice is obviously likened to the favourite pigeon. The old man can keep the bird in ...

In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, symbolism is the key literary device. Symbolism is when one thing stands for another. It is a sin to kill a mockingbird. This is because mockingbirds do not harm anything, they just sing to you. The mockingbird symbolized both Tom Robinson and...

In the novel The Pearl, John Steinbeck uses symbolism in many different forms. Symbolism is defined as objects, characters, figures, or colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts. Symbolism in this novel effects how the reader views the story. The Scorpion, in Chapter 1, that bites Coyot...

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Symbolisms within "The Killers" The cross is the most powerful symbol to all Christianity. Just a mere mention of it, or a glimpse restores all faith in its presence. Not every instance of symbolism is that easy to inspire or captivate. In literature, many writers use symbolism to ...

The short story \"The Wall\" by Jean-Paul Sartre, is a story told in the first-person stream of consciousness. The main character in the story is a political prisoner. The character\'s name is Pablo, and he is being held, along with three other prisoners, during the Spanish Civil War. The prisone...

By definition, a symbol is “something concrete that represents or suggests another thing that cannot in itself be pictured.” Nathaniel Hawthorne uses many people as symbols throughout The Scarlet Letter. The characters of Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, Pearl, and Roger Chillingworth all repre...

Symbolism The Great Gatsby is enhanced by the great number of symbols in the story. The story is revolved around symbols which represent different things. There are three types of symbols color, object, name symbols. Each symbol represents a different kind of situation in the story. ...

Chapter 1: "The Prison Door" 1.) The two landmarks represent not only the "practical necessities" of the society, but it is also a sign that all societies, regardless of their good intentions, eventually succumb to the realities of man's nature (sin/punishment/prison) ...

Symbolism in Beowulf Beowulf, a classical epic written during the eighth century A.D., became the first masterpiece in English literature. This oldest surviving work describes the adventures of a great Scandinavian warrior of the sixth century, who journeys from the southern ...

Lord of the Flies Often, novels are used to convey a deeper political or moral meaning. Many times a novel's characters are used to camouflage the controversial topics that the author discusses. The characters, in William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies symbolize many political events...

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...

In both Updike's "A&P" and Joyce's "Araby," the themes that exist are dependent on the use of words and the interpretation of the symbolism. In "A&P," the bathing suit clad girls that Sammy envisions as living glamorous lives represents Sammy's longing for a more adventurous life, outside of his sm...

Chekhov's play "The Cherry Orchard," contains a passage at the end of Act Two, pages 350-351, that occurs between Anya and Trofimov, which reveals several important elements of the play. Prior to this, Mrs. Ranevsky and her daughters have returned to their family home that was once a functioning ch...