A Tragic Love Quadrangle: An Analysis of The Seagull by Anton Chekhov

Viramontes uses symbols as a way of illustrating the oppression women feel to the narrator. The sun, the moths, and the bird of paradise are symbols to represent aspects of life to the

In the This I believe essay, Love on Four Feet by Sarah Culp Searles, the author describes how her family cat taught her how to love and what love should feel like. First off, Searles introduces her thesis by using a personal and relatable anecdote that immediately connects the listener to the narrator. At one point, everyone comes home feeling as if they failed in school and are confused as to what to do, thus making the anecdote relatable, hooking the reader into the story (especially with finals coming up). Furthermore, she uses describes things in a complex way which helps set the tone of the essay. For example, to portray her feelings to the audience she describes herself as “hollow, dead, an empty shell of a person.”

The symbol the seagull represents Nina, but the symbol changes meaning throughout the play. In Act One, Nina is the seagull by the way she's drawn to the lake during her youth. She says, “My father and his wife never will let me come here; they call this place Bohemia and are afraid I shall become an actress. But this lake attracts me as it does the gulls. My heart is full of you” (9). The seagull embodies freedom and a sense of security. Nina also says, “That was my dead mother's home. I was born there,

Prompt: The novel contains many literary elements and references to different works of literature, how do these convey the themes of the novel?

Anton Chekhov’s short story, “At Home,” provides a representation on how societies view morality when faced with the action of discipline. This view is imperative to the story because Chekhov wants the reader to recognize the futile ways societies determine what is morally correct or incorrect, by implementing consequences without considering why an action must be punished. Evgeni Bykovski, an attorney, is faced with this exact problem as he determines how to properly teach and discipline his son, Seriozha, who has been caught stealing, smoking, and lying. Nevertheless, Evgeni finds himself at his most difficult trial because as he ponders how to punish his son, he encounters his own set of crossroads on how societies discipline

Using figurative language helps create imagery and enhances the imagination of the readers. The use of personification allows the author to give human like characteristics to non-living things. An example within the story that displayed intense emotion was included this quote,“This set formula, spoken in a kind of lilt, would awaken loud echoes in Tzili’s soul, and their reverberations spread throughout her body” (Appelfeld, p. 275). By adding in this literary device the readers can foreshadow Tzili’s growth throughout the story and how she realizes who she is as an individual and matures into a strong and independent

Oftentimes authors will use symbolism through the characters in order to represent a larger encompassing theme. William Golding’s book Lord of the Flies is no exception to this pattern—as various characters in the book have such allegorical meanings. In the case of Jack, he could be said to represent the evilness in humanity, proven by three established concepts in the story: the true nature of his hunting tendencies, the progression of events that happen in his dancing rituals, and his interactions towards other symbolic figures. These three reasons, furthered by evidence shown throughout the novel, fit Jack into a role of symbolic evilness (add something here).

One representation of a motif used in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” is the fog. The fog is a recurring

In William Golding’s “Lord Of The Flies” Novel, symbolism is a very important element of the book, Many symbols show how the boys on the island are slowly becoming savage and losing their civility.

One of the most important language elements that Porter uses in the story is symbolism, which illustrates innocence and experience. Porter uses symbolism when Miranda and Paul explore their forefathers graves. The graves represent death and experience, while Miranda and Paul represent childhood and innocence.

The book contains a captivating use of symbolism making the story more interesting and understandable. This magnetizes the reader into the book. "At the first show of dawn, great Alcinous left his couch, as did that ravager of cities,

In the play, the actors’ use of contextual and comedic language enabled the audience to comprehend the events and context of the play. This was supported by intertextuality connecting the original and adapted versions of “The seagull”. Projections of quotes by Chekov that related to the themes of separate scenes were shown on the wall of the set. Following that, the musical “Wicked” was referenced several times, despite Konstantin’s’ distaste for musicals. This was also used as a foreshadowing device to when later in the play Sorin’s death was established as his own personal musical, which is not in the style of either post dramatic theatre or realism. Contrasting the external relations of intertextuality, intratextuality which depicts internal relations in a text, and was used to reinforce the theme. After 3 years, Konstantin became a playwright and his main focus was the adaptation of plays, which accredited Evan’s role. The play Konstantin was adapting was “The seagull” by Chekov, and Konstantin mentioned that the play wouldn’t have a happy ending, foreshadowing his unhappy ending. The internal referencing created a connection between Evans’ and Konstantin, as Konstantin’s struggle reflected the challenges of all directors and adaptors. Throughout the play certain theatrical conceits were made visible to the audience. Sorin and Anton

Danticat uses a considerable amount of symbols within her writing to dictate the suffering within. One example of such symbolism is Danticat’s implementation of butterflies. Danticat uses such symbolism to suggest the understanding of harsh realities. An example of this understanding is the female narrator and her theory behind butterflies. She believes they are able to send messages, both good and bad. An example of such is seen in the application of the black butterfly at the end of ‘Children of the Sea’. “…and then there it was, the black butterfly floating around us. I began to run and run so it wouldn’t land on me, but it had already carried its news.” (Danticat, 1996). Upon seeing the black butterfly and having it land on the female narrator, she comes to the realisation that the male narrator has died. Another application of symbolism in ‘Children of the Sea’ is the constant references to water within the story. Danticat uses the imagery of water to suggest the limitations of the characters’ worlds. Such allegory relates to

Anton Chekhov's The Sea Gull is a Russian comedy, despite some tragedy, written in the end of the nineteenth century regarding the drama revolving around a group of people living in the countryside. The characters face the lack of satisfaction in their lives as they fail to achieve their desires. The characters desires are most about success; they desire success in love and art. Since these characters are lacking at least one of these desires, they are thus left to be loathing their lack of success in life throughout the play. Overall, The Sea Gull does exemplify the human disappointment through the characters which face disappointment or dissatisfaction with their lives and effectively portray disappointment through the characters’

The use of symbolism in Hemingway’s, Hills like white elephants, provides the reader with situations a couple may face at least once in their life. There are many symbols within this short story, some more complex than others. Knowing the different symbols, can ultimately lead up to the discovery of the real meaning in the story. Hemingway never gives us an easy explanation in this story, forcing the reader to make wild assumptions. Since this story requires readers to read between the lines and think more complex, Hemingway gives us symbols so readers can understand the overall meaning of the story. Hemingway points out many of the symbols used by mainly repetition, which make them very important. Some symbolism shown in this story is: the white elephants, the train station, and scenery.