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Symbolism is an important element in reinforcing the meaning of a story. It is a kind of formalist strategies which helps the reader understand the images that the author is trying to say in words. Symbolism is widely used in “The Story of An Hour” and “The Cranes”, which use conventional symbols, literary symbols, and even allegory. “The Story of An Hour” is written by Kate Chopin. Mrs. Mallard hears of her husband’s death from her husband’s friend Richards. At first, she feels depressed, but then she feels free and can have her own new life after thinking things through. Sadly, her “new” life is cut short by the abrupt return of Mr. Mallard. Mrs. Mallard, who has a bad heart, was so

Symbols, imagery, and figurative language are present multiple times throughout James Hurst’s story “The Scarlet Ibis”.

The short story "The Scarlet Ibis" is a about a young boy who battles with caul and how he begins to overcome his limitations with his older brother. The story takes place in the south around the time of World War One. The author James Hurst uses figurative language; such as personification, metaphors, similes, and imagery; to create the setting of the story.

“The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst is a realistic fiction about these two brothers, Doodle, and Doodle’s brother who was the narrator of the story, many symbols are used. A symbol is a materialistic object being put in place for an abstract or complex emotion, or idea. For example the emojis you use when texting are symbols you use to express how you are feeling. In this story, Doodle is being symbolized by the Scarlet Ibis, the Scarlet Ibis is a bird and a symbol for Doodle because of their many similarities. An example of the Scarlet Ibis symbolizing Doodle is when Hurst describes the physical health of Doodle and the Ibis. He describes Doodle as being very sick and weak at the beginning of the story by saying “He seemed all head, with a tiny body which was red and shriveled like an old man's. Everybody thought he was going to die-everybody except Aunt Nicey….” (Hurst page 1). Later on in the story when the Scarlet Ibis is introduced, Doodle’s father describes the bird as: “It looks tired, or maybe sick”(Hurst page 5). By giving Doodle and the Scarlet Ibis such similar physical features, it insinuates that whatever happens to the Scarlet Ibis will more than likely happen to Doodle. Another example of the Scarlet Ibis being a symbol for Doodle is when the Scarlet Ibis dies.” At that moment the bird began to flutter, but the wings were uncoordinated, and amid much flapping and a spray of flying feathers, it tumbled down, bumping through the limbs of the bleeding tree and

The mood that Saki used in ‘The Interlopers’ was not one that was expected. A strip of forest was fought over by the Gradwitz family and the Znaeym family. Ulrich von Gradwitz grandfather won the famous law suit, which granted him this sought after piece of forest land. This brought three generations of rivalry among the families. Saki uses the significant relationship between Ulrich and Georg to teach the reader an important lesson. Life and human nature can be a funny thing, and Saki shows us that these things are so important for us to learn from. The symbol that ties everything in this story together is the trees in The Forest of Gradwitz.

The Merriam Webster dictionary defines oppression as the “prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control”. It also defines freedom as “the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint”. In his novel, A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah effectively uses symbols to emphasize the story’s central theme of oppression and freedom in order to portray how certain objects improved his state of emancipation. The plot is based on real events that Ishmael Beah endured during the Sierra Leone Civil War as a solider. A few of the symbols he uses to emphasize the central theme is Ishmael’s gun, cassettes and drugs.

Would it not be great, if the world had no faults? If everyone was born healthy, with no disabilities? Sadly, this not our reality. Life is a like a snow globe; sometimes it gets turned upside down. Sometimes it is beautiful, but it is fragile. James Hurst, the author of the short story, “The Scarlet Ibis”, reveals this reality by creating a character who is disabled. He characterizes Doodle by using diction and figurative language to describe him as sickly, abnormal, and fragile.

Symbolism in the Scarlet Ibis In the story “The Scarlet Ibis” the author, James Hurst, uses symbolism through imagery to help visualize the text. The symbolism in this story often foreshadows a significant and sad death of an unusual boy. The author uses symbolism to keep readers wondering what's going to happen next and does this mean something.

The book The Scarlet Ibis is about a little boy named Doodle who is physically weak and his older Brother is ashamed of that. Throughout the story Doodles older Brother pushes him to his limits to teach how to walk, run, and swim so that he will be ready for school the following year. But one day Doodles Brother pushes him a little too far, causing him to die. In the book “The Scarlet Ibis” symbolism is used to indicate at the death of Doodle specifically the color red, the changes in weather, and the death of nature around them. For example, when they described things as red or bleeding that implied that something bad was going to happen. You also know something bad is about to happen when the weather

In a Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah demonstrates Innocence within his adolescence to illustrate the importance of music and how it ties in with the common desire of freedom. The loss of innocence determines the perceptions of the world and the decisions made, ultimately resulting in happiness.

Symbolism is often used by authors to get an idea or theme across to the readers. In “The Scarlet Ibis”, Brother has an ill sibling named William Armstrong, or as Brother would call him, Doodle. When Doodle was born everybody thought he was going to die, until he seemed coherent to what was going on around him. Brother then wanted to teach him to walk and run before school started, so he was normal like other kids. He succeeded in doing so, but he was ashamed because he did it for selfish reasons. One day while they were eating lunch, they saw a beautiful ibis outside their window. They went to go see it and discovered that it was dead, Doodle decided to bury it. Brother was pushing Doodle too hard and consequently, his body could not take

In "The Scarlet Ibis" James Hurst uses a child-like tone and childish word choices to make Big Brother seem like a child and to show his attitude to show how he acts. It is important to have a child-like tone so the reader realizes that Big Brother is remembering some of his childhood memories. Like when Big Brother is thinking about Doodle he thinks: "renaming my brother [is] perhaps the kindest thing I [have] ever done for him,...."(130) Which show how Big Brother feels about everything he has done for Doodle. Big Brother also perceives "[Doodle as] a burden in many ways" and feeling that "a long list of don'ts [came] with him"(131) because of Doddles disabilities. A lot of the childish word choices make Doodle sound like he is a lot of work

Symbolism is a clever device used by authors to impart a deeper understanding to the reader concerning the story. “The Scarlet Ibis” is about a newborn baby named Doodle and his struggle through his limited life being “different”. After Doodle’s accomplishment of walking, his older brother strived to make him “normal enough” to go to school. In the end, Doodle did not complete his training and brutally died in a storm. “I lay there crying, sheltering my fallen scarlet ibis from the heresy of rain” (Hurst 198). James Hurst used the scarlet ibis to tie the story together. In many stories, such as “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, authors use foreshadowing through object symbolism to convey what is happening to the characters.

Sinclair's novel The Jungle, introduces a young man named Jurgis who is eager to live out the American dream, however, he finds himself fighting for his life as he takes on the inhumanity of Chicago's factory industries. Throughout the book Sinclair utilizes numerous literary devices and elements to depict the story's theme: The evil of capitalism.

In “The Scarlet Ibis” James Hurst uses figurative language when developing plot and characters. In the Scarlet Ibis the main character creates a windy scene using phrases such as, “A hawk at the entrails of a chicken”. The author employs figurative language in the story to relate with the reader and create a sense of foreshadowing. Another example of figurative language is when the main character explains the rain around him. , “The sound of rain was everywhere but the wind had died and it fell straight down like rope.”.