Lia's Change In Wintergirls By Laurie Halse Anderson

When she wasn’t focused on drinking, her addiction turned to self-loathing in a different form of control. Anorexia. At her lowest weight of 80 pounds, she had gone through months of using food and exercise as forms of self-control, much like the way she used alcohol in the most destructive way, she was trying to cure, medicate or eliminate the feelings of self-hatred, shyness and anxiety that loomed over her like a dark cloud.

Symbols in literary works can express an idea, clarify meaning, or enlarge literal meaning. Symbols can appear in a novel as an event, action, or object. In Their Eyes Were Watching God, the author, Zora Neale Hurston, uses the symbols of the gate to show Janie’s transitions to womanhood, independence from oppression, and realization of what love is to Janie.

This symbolizes that she knows that stealing is wrong but she is going to steal the money from her mother in order to help her father. "I looked out the window and saw only an ash-grey sky." Pg. 4. The author uses the describing term "ash-grey" to connect with the main character and her connection with her father. "In the coldness and stillness of the night,..." Pg. 4. This is the author showing that the cold is representing the fact that she knows stealing from her mother could tear her family apart even more she does it for the love and faith she has for her father. The dark sky symbolizes that she feels bad about taking the money but she has to choose between to very important things in her life, and she chooses to help her father by taking the

The fourth symbol depicted is a cross lying on the ground beside Hale’s feet. This is a very meaningful symbol, especially towards the end of the story. In the beginning, Hale is dedicated to God and banishing all things related to the devil. However, more towards the end, Hale loses most of his confidence in the lord, mainly because he doesn't understand how his Grace could let such despicable things happen to such good people. A key example of this symbol is found on pages 875 and 876, you can nearly feel his hopelessness.

Each symbol represents something bigger in the whole scheme of things. The mansion that the girls are first sent to is a cold and dreary place to the children. Byatt describes the mansion as cold and dark. This is because of war time in England and they are tying to not be obvious. This dreariness only helps the symbol of the mansion to represent what is going on at that time. The house is a representation of the “State.” That being the government and everything that is part of the security it provides. There is a sense of security in a way that the mansion is used. The government commandeered the mansion for use as a safe house, although there still is a feeling of doubt about it. To the girls and other children, the mansion is a place of security or home until they move on. This is most likely not what the girls had in mind when they arrived. For them to feel any sort of comfort in this time of tragedy, they will need to stick together and make the best of the situation. The girls seemed to be thinking the worst of every event but at the mansion, things were taken care of to the best of the ability of the adults there to care for them.

     The use of symbols sets the tone of the piece. She personifies the rain in, “But the rain/ Is full of ghosts tonight, that tap and

The first symbol we see appears at the end of Chapter one. It is a

The Book of Martha by Octavia Butler portrays a black woman, Martha, who is affected by society. God visits Martha and gives her a task to help save humankind from their destructive ways. Throughout the short story, Martha struggles to help find a solution that will be less disastrous and through this, she discovers more about herself. The book opens with God saying, "You're truly free for the first time", showing that Martha was free from society's input, barriers, and judging eyes. Society is the source of Gods transformations, how race, class, and gender.

The next poetry example is “The Room of My Life” written by Anne Sexton yet again another poem that is filled with imagery, which is one of Anne Sexton’s trademarks. In this poem common household objects are used such as a typewriter, an ash tray, a knife etc. This is so the reader can visualize her living circumstances and also bring to life the objects meaning to her. Each one of these items has a special importance in Sexton’s daily life because after all she is representing the room of her life. The typewriter is a symbol used to represent her writing and her poetry, poetry became her outlet to express her struggles with depression “the forty-eight keys of the type writer each an eye ball that is never shut” (line 6-7). This is an expression, meaning Sexton is very passionate about her work and stays up late working tirelessly on her writing. The next symbol is an ash tray, “ash trays to cry into” (line 4). This could imply that Sexton

Forbidden love, unity, and chance are just a few things Guterson uses symbolism to portray throughout his book, Snow Falling on Cedars. A hollow cedar tree, strawberry fields, and a major snowstorm are just three of the many examples of symbolism used throughout this book. A hollow cedar tree represents forbidden love, secrecy, and lies. The strawberry fields exemplify unity, hard work, and a brighter future. Finally the major snow storm evokes chance, something uncontrollable, and lastly realization. So how exactly did symbolism portray such things throughout this novel?

The last symbols are the gifts from Boo Radley. The gifts are a show of affection from Boo to Scout and Jem. This falls into the theme because the whole town has rumors about how horrible Boo is. Wild stories such as how Boo looks into people’s windows at night and how he stabbed his father in the legs with scissors. They judge Boo because he does not come out of his house at all, but Boo is really just another human being. He is capable of love and happiness just like everyone else.

The pink ribbons worn by Faith symbolized the innocence of Goodman Brown’s faith. Pink is associated with being sweet, playful, and child like. It is when Goodman Brown sees the ribbons floating down from heaven that he knows he has lost his faith and that innocence has been tainted with evil. The staff symbolizes a type of deception of sin. The devil twice offers his staff to man. Once to Goodman Brown and then to Goody Cloyse. The devil deceives by offering his staff as a source of comfort an object to lean upon when Brown and Cloyse are tired and weary. Sometimes in life it is much easier to lean on the evil and take the path of least resistance rather than stand up for what is right and what we believe in. The forest is a classic symbol used in many stories. The forest is seen as dark, deceiving and a way to get lost. In “Young Goodman Brown” the deeper Brown gets into the forest the more lost he becomes. He is separated from his faith and all he knows as good. The “hanging twig and the coldest dew” is one of my favorite symbols used in this story. This whole scene is full of imagery with the cold damp rock and the feeling of hopelessness in the air. The twig with the cold dew on it is what awakens Brown from his dream or vision. This is what makes him face the reality of

Symbolism is evident in the first three marking periods, but it is much more powerful during the fourth marking period. To me one of the most important moments was Melinda’s reconciliation with Ivy. I felt that at this point Melinda was starting to open up. Ivy gave hope to Melinda, telling that she was better than she thought. Then, Ivy helped Melinda draw a tree. Melinda made a branch that was too long and spindly. She tried to erase it, but Ivy stopped her. Ivy taught Melinda that the tree didn’t have to be perfect. To me this is a perfect representation of how life isn’t perfect. There are going to times that are long and bumpy, just like the tree branch. Melinda liked the idea of the unperfect tree, because it reminded her some much

Davon Johnson English III 4/14/2015 Mr. Thomas Sula paper Toni Morrison is an American novelist and a famous African American writer. Her novels are known for their great themes, clear dialogue, and highly detailed characters. Toni Morrison is very symbolic when it comes to her works, and she uses symbols generously to convey meanings that add more depth to her novels. Morrison is generally contingent on symbols and makes them very obvious for the reader to point out.

A major symbol in the book is the teddy bear. I show use images of the teddy bear throughout the video. The teddy bear symbolizes the main character’s promise to her brother and her reminder of why to keep on trying. Another major symbol I use is the image of the school bus. I put two images of a school bus in my trailer. I use one of them as the transition for Sam. The school bus symbolizes the end of childhood for Sam and the transition into being a soldier. For Cassie this symbolizes her failure of keeping her brother