Symbolism In The Lottery
.... process.
The black box is the central theme or idea in the story. The box symbolizes, at first, some type of mystery. However, as we read the ending, it is realized that is synonymous with doom. Its black color symbolizes death and absoluteness. A townperson’s fate lies in an inanimate object, the black box. The box is a concrete representation of the tradition and ritual associated with the sacrifice.
There was a story that the present box had been made with some pieces of the box that .....
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Symbolism In The Scarlet Lette
.... as much as she symbolizes Hesters. Pearl does not fully accept Dimmesdale as her father, until he willingly admits his sins, and when she finally does, we can see the beauty of the relationship of a father and daughter finally able to love one another. At the last Scaffold scene in the novel is where where we can clearly see the truth of Hester, Pearl and Dimmesdale as a family. “...While she [Pearl] used to be perceived as elfish, she now shows the first signs of normal human emotion. After Dimmesda .....
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Symbolism In The Scarlett Lett
.... blocks off evil and the people start to no longer consider Hester as a sinner and they start to like her.
In conclusion the author uses a lot of symbolism in this novel. He leaves it open and lets readers interpret his novel in many different ways. People can determine themselves if what happens to Hester is right or wrong. In the novel Hester overcomes the shame of the sin that she has committed through the goodness and purity she has in her heart. Since she was kind and helped the townspeople she .....
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Symbolism- The Chrysanthemums
.... can be seen. It is intrusting to note the parallel and symbolism between the clay pot and the valley Elisa. It is almost as if Elisa was to leave the valley, like the Chrysanthemums, she would be dumped out on the "road of life"
The chrysanthemums are the most powerful symbol in the story. Not only do the flowers represent motherhood for Elisa, they also represent her womanhood. Elisa isn't described as being a very feminine woman. Steinbeck instead uses the word "strong" to describe her. All of her sur .....
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The Black Cat By Poe
.... any Poe story. The most obvious of symbolic references in this story is the cat’s name, Pluto. This is the Roman god of the underworld. Pluto contributes to a strong sense of hell and may even symbolize the devil himself. Another immensely symbolic part of “The Black Cat” is the title itself, since onyx cats have long connoted bad luck and misfortune. The most amazing thing about the symbolism in this story or in any other of Poe’s is that there are probably many symbols that only .....
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The Concrete Dangers Of Abstra
.... understanding of the dangers of illusion.
In fact, even before the appearance of the main character, the prevalence of this theme can already be noticed in the first scene, through the obscure and deranging apparition of the three witches. In effect, the three “Weird Sisters” are the generators of Macbeth’s illusions, and it can already be seen that the source of these predictions cannot be entrusted. More specifically, we first see the witches preparing “to meet .....
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The Crucible 2
.... from the established norm was a threat to their authority. This included behaviors that promoted free-expression, such as dancing and singing. Also, those who claimed to have healing powers were targeted because that would give them spiritual superiority over the ministers.
A flaw with the play is its inaccuracy with the reaction of the accused. Miller gave the impression that most who were suspected of witchcraft were adamant of their innocence and refused to admit their guilt. However, in real .....
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The Crucible By Arthur Miller
.... Trinity by walking through a triangle (Silly Superstitions 9). Others believe that it dates back to Medieval Europe and the attacks upon castles. When invading a castle with its draw bridge up one of the means invading armies used was to place ladder on the walls and send troop up the ladders to fight their way into the castle. One of the defenses for this invasion was to pour boiling oil or tar down the sides of the castle wall to repel the invaders. Those unfortunate souls that had to hold the ladders in .....
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The Day Of The Jackal
.... paid with their own lives in Algeria? Why would they sacrifice so much if De Gaulle was simply going to give it up? One faction of the Army that was particularly opposed to the Algerian policy -- and opposed to De Gaulle in general -- went underground, calling themselves the OAS (Organisation Armee Secret). War heroes and patriots turned bank robbers and seditionists, they took great pains to conceal themselves while waging a low-grade terrorist campaign against the French government. However, they .....
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The Decline Of Freedom (animal
.... manipulative pig, decides that he wants power and will gain it using as much force as he needs. Napoleon decides that Animal Farm would be better off with a strong leader to take care of all the decisions and he believes that he is the pig for the job. He takes over the farm by force with a group of “nine dogs wearing brass-studded collars” (p.67). He then announces that “ from now on the Sunday-morning meetings would come to an end”(p.68) which eliminates the voting process and .....
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The Great Gatsby 2
.... when it came to the Eggs.
In the beginning, he was only known as Jay Gatz. He was a poor boy in the army. He only had his charm to get him by. This is how he meets Daisy. She was a very rich girl, from a wealthy family. They were in love from the beginning. Unfortunately, Daisy believed that "rich girls don't marry poor boys." From that moment on, Jay Gatz wanted one thing; to get rich so he could show Daisy that a poor boy could get rich. This obsession ate up the real man inside. Jay Gatz b .....
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The Lord Of The Flies
.... of an adult just like us. In this way the island is run in an orderly fashion. However, as in most political systems there are people who will oppose the decisions made by their representative. Jack is this leader of anarchy on the island. He drives this toward Ralph like people in society would protest or go on strike. This in turn throws off the democracy and leaves the island in chaos just as it would leave our world in chaos.
Their fear of the beast, much like our fear of other countries or societie .....
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The Man Of Hypocrisy (analysis
.... months [he] could pass [Eliza] off as a duchess.” Higgins thinks that he can take any lower class girl and pass her off as a duchess. He truly believes that he is capable of transforming Eliza. Once the teaching begins, Higgins shows no respect for others in his life. When he goes to see his mother, she reminds him that “[he] promised not to come on” her days when she is having guests. He ignores this promise to his mother because he believes that his newest experiment is more imp .....
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The Many Conflicts In The Adve
.... Huck makes it look
as though he has been killed, we see how civilization is more
concerned over finding Huck's dead body than rescuing his live one
from Pap. This is a society that is more concerned about a dead
body than it is in the welfare of living people.
The theme becomes even more evident once Huck and Jim set out,
down the Mississippi. Huck enjoys his adventures on the raft. He
prefers the freedom of the wilderness to the restrictions of
society. Also, Huck's accepta .....
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The Murder Of Art From The Sou
.... through the heart, and the picture and the person changed places. The picture, now eternally young, is the only living remembrance of this occurrence, and Dorian Gray lay dead, indirectly committing suicide.
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