Card 16: The Tower

The myth explains that the Grandmother became the moon and presides mostly in the Night because her favourite twin, the left-handed twin, represents the night.

symbolizes in the story that death will come to everyone. No one can hide, and there is no escape.

The moon is an important magical symbol of object for Merricat. It is a place that has no sort of existence, and it is consistently watching over the earth, day and night giving earth daylight. It was unchanging, considering Merricat’s personality traits, as the moon is very high and far from earth, it’s like a celestial place, like heaven. It’s a place where anything could happen. Merricat stated in a conversation with her sister that “we have cat-furred plants and horses dancing with their wings. All the locks are solid and tight, and there are no ghosts” (Jackson 1962). In this statement, this fantasy makes her really happy; as well this is the lie style that suits her best. It’s like a place where she could lie freely and Constance and her uncle Julian whose disable, without anyone interfering with their life. In the moon, there are all of sort of vegetables,

To begin, the main figures in this piece are Europa, a mythological nymph, and Jupiter, the chief god who transformed himself into a white bull and kidnapped her. We know who the main figures are due to everyone looking at their direction and the number of details that make Europa and Jupiter stand out. Such details include the flower crown around the bull and the excess of fabric wrapping and flowing around Europa. As a viewer, it can be noted that this piece is composed of various flanking figures that range from notable sea deities to flying Cupids. Above Europa, we see a wind god blow air in her direction. Additionally, on the far right, a woman sits on a shell throne with a man wielding a trident whispering at her side. Overall, the figures refrain from assisting Europa on her kidnapping and prefer to remain on the sidelines.

Beah uses the moon in the memoir to display symbols. Before the war, he looked at the moon as an imitation of superior performance. During wartime, Beah is forced to believe the moon hides itself from witnessing the war. It's roll in the war eventually dies down. As an adult writing the book, Beah notes he can still see the images of the moon in the sky. Following the topic of the moon symbol in the book, Beah describes how war treats the moon, "Under those stars and sky I used to hear stories, but now it seemed as if it was the sky that was telling us a story as its stars fell, violently colliding with each other. The moon hid behind clouds to avoid seeing what was happening" (Beah, CH10). The moon is like a gateway to his past, and his family, and that influenced him to put the moon in his memoir.

Beah is trying to prove that he used all the help he could get because in the long run even the littlest things helped him feel free. “We must strive to be like the moon.”(Beah, 16) This quote makes Beah realize that the moon’s spirit always brought happy thoughts to people and everyone enjoyed that spirit in their own way. Beah remembers that when he was a kid his grandma said “the sky speaks to those who look and listen to it.” (Beah 166) Since then Beah has always trusted the moon and believed that it will guide him through his journey in war. Beah could relate his life to the moon when he said "I saw how the thick clouds kept trying to cover the moon, yet it would reappear again and again to shine all night long. In same way my journey was like that of the moon."(Beah, 69) This shows Beah that the moon acted like his parents, to look out for him and to keep reminding him to fight for his life. At night when Beah gets the chance he stares at the moon because it makes him feel happy and

The Grandmother, a main character, is one of the most major portrayals of this symbol. She has an obsession with being perceived in a certain way and when she finally reveals her true self, it it too late. According to Sunny Suffolk Education, "The heroine of this story, the Grandmother, is in the most significant...She is facing death. And to all appearances she, like the rest of us, is not too well prepared for it. She would like to see the event postponed. Indefinitely." She was never ready for death and was not true to herself until she was threatened and inevitably, this was the main cause of her abrupt

Most songs represent the sun as its protagonist and the moon as antagonistic. In the song "The Moon" the composer ,Andy Beck, sets the moon as the protagonist. Using a different prospective for the moon, Beck uses the moon as a symbol of beauty. The moon becomes a sense of clarity and relaxation to the singer and its listener. Near the end of the song the moon begins to set, while the sun

Now A moon is a pivotal part in Silko’s life because of her Colorblindness, strength, and wisdom in a previous world at the time. She is where Silko found comfort. “...her love and her acceptance of me as a small child were so important.” & “But I did not see any signs of strain or anxiety in the face of my beloved Grandma A moon.” (Silko, 61).

The house – could symbolize a physical manifestation of greed, the rocking horse could symbolize death, his desire to help his family (there are many possibilities, which could be argued.

<br>At the bottom left side of the painting is a man about to be eaten by a termite who has a game table on his head. This is illustrating that the tables are turned on the man who has committed some terrible crime. In the Inferno this is represented by Lucifer eating the three worst sinners, Judas Iscariot, Brutus, and Cassius, all who betrayed their

The sources shows the social class, the peasants at the bottom of the tower and it progressively gets smaller as it goes up. Shows how the peasants are the majority and hold the tower up, with them the whole of society would crumble.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Later, it discusses a very old superstition that many may not be familiar with--the legend of the Moon as guardian of the dead, and keeper of the souls that have passed on. More than once, it is alluded to that the Moon is keeping the sailors’ souls safe, and that the Moon is holding them captive where they lie, as well. Once it even mentions that the Ancient Mariner sees the cold and pale unfeeling light of the moon reflected in the dead men’s cold black unfeeling eyes. Is it a coincidence that the images stirred up are extraordinarily

To the right of the painting is Nymph, also known as "The Hours", Greek goddesses of the seasons. She has on a very elegant dress and holds a robe out for Venus which is decorated with red and white daises, as well as yellow flowers of some sort, and blue cornflowers. These are all flowers of spring time which is appropriate for the theme of birth. The Nymph also wears garland which is also decorated with roses. The Nymph seems to be welcoming not only Venus, but the season of spring as well. This open arms welcome is very comforting to view.

The Moon is also associated with emotions and our feminine sides. When a Supermoon is involved expect to be even more emotional than usual. Tears and laughter will come more easily, moods will suffer extreme swings and there will be no shortage of drama—both good and