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In The Birthmark the story begins with the challenge Aylmer is facing. He wants to mix his love for science with the love he has for his wife. The only way he can do this is by removing his wife birthmark that’s holding her back from being perfect. Aylmer oppresses his wife in a symbolic way by making her feel bad about her birthmark. Aylmer begins to speak with Georgiana and asks her “...has it never occurred to you that the mark upon your cheek might be removed?” (1). This the start of him pestering his wife and making her feel about herself. He does this to get her to agree with him about removing the birthmark. To answer Aylmer’s question, Georgiana replies by saying “To tell you the truth it has been so often called a charm that I was

In the novel The Awakening by Kate Chopin, the theme of escape is presented by the use of three symbols. These three symbols include looking out windows, riding carriages, and the movement of swimming and boat riding. All of these symbols help Mrs. Pontellier realize that she wants an escape from her life. Edna feels inclined to escape throughout the novel and three symbols that prove this are windows, carriages, and movement.

The first object that I am using is a book. I chose a book, because the giver has a wall of books in his dwelling. It is also symbolic because the citizens own three books. The books are a dictionary, a thick community volume which contains descriptions of every office, factory, building, and committee, and then lastly the Book of Rules. The books can be used to find the definition of a word, to locate community buildings, or if you forget a rule, you can find that in the rule book. I also thought that a book could symbolize the wall of books the giver has in his dwelling.

By looking at symbolism in The Birthmark, the reader can interpret that the birthmark is a symbol for imperfection and mortality which is not obvious to most people. This is important because it turns the birthmark into something all readers can relate to since no one is perfect. Georgiana’s birthmark was “the fatal flaw of humanity which Nature, in one shape or another, stamps ineffaceably on all her productions” (Hawthorne 12). As stated before, nothing is perfect, Nature has a flaw on everything and Georgiana’s was her birthmark. Her husband, Aylmer, notices the birthmark and also sees it as an imperfection even though other men would often tell her it was a charm. “No, dearest Georgiana, you came so nearly perfect from the hand of Nature that this slightest possible defect, which we hesitate whether to term a defect or a beauty, shocks me, as being the visible mark of earthly imperfection” (Hawthorne 11). Aylmer at first is the only one, other from jealous women, to point out her birthmark as an imperfection but his constant talk began to make her believe she was in fact flawed. This is important because it ultimately leads to the death of Georgiana.

Erich Maria Remarque utilizes many symbols in chapter 6 of All Quiet on the Western Front to help emphasize the importance and meaning of certain aspects in the book. Within the abundance of symbols used, two that exceedingly stood out were the broken down schoolhouse and the butterflies in the battlefield. At the beginning of this chapter, the soldiers describe “a shelled school-house.” (99). The destroyed schoolhouse signifies how useless their prior education is in their current situation. As they walk past the building, there is a constant reminder that their knowledge of the outside world and how it works cannot help them on the front lines, and many of the soldiers will not make it home in order to even have any hope of receiving an education

A Worn Path is a story with a manifold of symbolism. It talks about a time where you needed to walk a long way in order to get to your destination . The goal is to get medicine for her sick grandson, who swallowed lye.

“The birthmark”, a short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1844 tells the story of a man obsessed with human perfection. He is a scientist by the name of Aylmer who has recently married a very beautiful woman named Georgina. Although Georgina is a beautiful woman, she has a birthmark in the shape of a tiny hand on her cheek. He sees the birthmark as a flaw and as an opportunity to perfect the already beautiful woman he loves. Aylmer, a perfectionist and ambitious scientist becomes obsessed with eradicating the birthmark, so much so that he plays with the natural order of human nature. At first, Georgina does not see her birthmark as a flaw, but as she sees her husband’s disgust by it she too begins to hate it. Georgina, guided by the

In the novel Monster by Walter Dean Myers, Steve Harmon is a 16 year old male who is accused, along with James King for murder. Harmon writes journal entries about his experiences in the trial in hopes to produce a film about his experiences. Through all the novel one theme is apparent, one can not believe everything they hear. This means that in a trial, or any other situation taking information with a grain of salt can benefit.

the play is that it is a typical detective story. This is due to the

In “Masque of the Red Death,” by Edgar Allan Poe, many symbols are used in the story to function in the work and to reveal the characters and themes of the story. Symbols serve many purposes in this story. Poe uses symbols all throughout the story to represent death. Poe’s use of the seven rooms, the clock, and the stranger helps to teach the reader that nothing can escape death. By using these symbols, Poe portray the idea that death can’t be escaped.

O’Brien intermittently departs from the framing narrative of the war to examine the daydreams and fantasies of Lt. Cross, in which perceptions of weight play a recurrent role in the processing of his fear. O’Brien foreshadows the victory of fear, and thus reality, over Lt. Cross’ escapism as Lt. Cross imagines being trapped in a cave-in with Martha, “buried alive under all that weight”, the weight of their “dense, crushing love” (475). Just after this daydream, Ted Lavender is shot, causing Lt. Cross to blame his inattentiveness for Lavender’s death (O’Brien 477-478). O’Brien’s purposeful use of the symbol of crushing weight link Lt. Cross’ relationship with Martha to his relationship with his fears of dishonour or death. To be encompassed

The Awakening” there is vast usage of symbols such as the sea, houses, birds, clothing, and children.

Unexplainable singularities are inevitable. Society does not have the solution to every dilemma or anomaly that transpires. Undeniably, two fields of study that still has unidentified surfaces are the human psyche and supernatural activity. Scientists and researchers, regarding the psychology of the mind and supernatural happenstance, uncover new data and statistics every day. A psychological disorder can develop at any junction in a person’s life and encompass peculiar behavior in the way a person feels, thinks, and acts. In the novella, “The Queen of Spades” by Alexander Pushkin there are several key elements that provide the reader with enough data to formulate that the main character’s mental stability triggers the manifestation of the late Countess. Conversely, Stanley Kubrick’s movie adaptation of Stephen King’s novel, “The Shining,” demonstrates strong indications of the supernatural.

From the onset, the reader is conscious that the narrator is compared to an item, “My father lost me…” The heroine becomes aware of her objectification and the symbolism around her, she realizes she is a possession, an object that can be bought and sold for her owner's pleasure and advantage. Carter demonstrates this by using words such as "pearl" and "treasure". Not only are these words objectifying, but their meaning is further emphasised by seeing the heroine's father and The Beast use them in the context of her

Arthur Conan Doyle’s legacy rests heavily on one Victorian creation: the character of Sherlock Holmes. Holmes's attitude of intelligence and originality continues to keep fans inclined and fascinated ever since the Victorian era. Holmes persists as remakes and reincarnations of the Sherlock character keep the mastermind relevant. While the modernization of Sherlock creates a personal connection between the reader and Sherlock in “A Scandal in Belgravia,” the BBC adaptation dilutes Sherlock’s character from a distinguished genius to a mere detective.