Symbolism In Carmelo By Sandra Cisneros

Authors use symbolism in order to prove points, represent emotions, or even to show ideas. In the memoir, The Glass Castle written by Jeanette Walls, the 'Glass Castle' itself represents the ray of hope that each child had as they grew up in a financially troubled and twisted family. The Glass Castle design was also used by her father as a way to get his children to trust that he will always try to provide for and protect his family. Rex Walls, Jeanette's father stated that the Glass Castle would have glass staircases, heating and cooling powered by solar energy, and even a water purification system. He planned the rooms with extreme precision and, “Carried the blueprints for the Glass Castle wherever [they] went” (Walls 25). He even had the kids, “Work on the design for our rooms” (Walls 25). All of this would be funded by his Prospector machine which would separate gold from other rocks. However, this machine was never used and Rex's drinking and gambling habits would always force the Walls family to move to a new location, putting the idea of the Glass Castle in the back of their minds.

“Fine then! But I am better than you in EVERY WAY!” You shout at your former friend, the anger welling up inside of you. “ Don’t even try to act like you could ever be better than me. You never could. So you can stop trying.” As soon as you spit those words out, you finally realize what you’re getting into. “You ARROGANT beast!” Your opponent shouts at you, not hesitantly at all, like the insult was a bitter taste he had to get out of his mouth. Before you know it, your actions are fueled by the burning passion of rage. About five minutes later, you are still punching the air as you are pulled of him, still trying to swing at his head, trying to hit him just once, or maybe even as many times as he hit you. You think about the fight. You don’t want to admit it, but you WERE an arrogant beast, like he said. And look where it got you. Bruised, bloody, and beaten up. Arrogance can lead to violence, and the story, “The Fight”, by Adam Bagdasarian, can very clearly reflect this theme. In the beginning of the story, Adam was cocky and arrogant. All he thought about was how great and tough he was. In the middle of the story, another middle schooler, Mike, challenged him to a fight, and Adam was petrified. At the end of the story, Adam lost the fight and was not as cocky and pride-filled.

Ashleigh knows stealing is wrong and that she shouldn’t do it but the rules might change when it comes to her dad. The short story “Ashes” by Susan Beth Pfeffer is a story about a set of divorced parents and their child Ashleigh. Ashleighs parents seem to come from two entirely different worlds, her father a dreamer her mother very practical. However being a dreamer may seem like a good thing it just might have swept her dad off his feet. When her father runs out of money from gambling Ashleigh must choose to either steal money from her mother or let her father be without any money. Ashleigh stole the money from her mother because she hears her father’s voice in the back of her mind reminding her she is one in a million, her dad has led her to believe that he will return all of the money she took from her mother by the end of the week and that her mother won’t even notice, and the dark grey ashes color sky at the end of the story symbolizes that she is going to steal the

Symbolism can be used in many different ways. Julia Alvarez uses it very well in her writing. Alvarez was born in the Dominican Republic and since she lived there it gives her a special connection to the girls in: How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents because they are based off real people. Alvarez uses symbolism very well in all her writing especially in How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents Julia Alvarez uses symbolism effectively in order to allow the reader to see deeper into the character's personality. Although Alvarez uses symbolism all throughout How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents there are only a few that a truely worth noting.

For thousands of years, nature has inspired and intrigued writers to display the human world through something so native and well, natural. In The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst, the author uses symbolism in the form of the color green, flowers, and the Scarlet Ibis to depict Doodle’s character. Doodle is the younger, disabled brother of the unnamed main character in The Scarlet Ibis. He was born with a weak heart and crawled until the age of five, which was only because of the insisting of his brother, who was embarrassed to have an invalid as a brother. Doodle ends up dying at the age of six, partially because his brother started running during a thunderstorm, which he knew Doodle would struggle with. Doodle lagged behind, and was struck by

In today's society, we generally view upon everyone as equal beings who deserve equal rights. At the turn of the 20th century, this particular view didn?t exist. Men clearly dominated almost every aspect of life and women were often left with little importance. The Wright?s embody this view of roles in Susan Glaspell?s play Trifles. Mrs. Wright was a typical woman who suffered the mental abuse from her husband and was caged from life. In Trifles, a mixture of symbolism of oppression illustrates Mrs. Minnie Wright?s motives to kill her husband and to escape from imprisonment.

Symbolism is commonly used by authors that make short stories. Guin is a prime example of how much symbolism is used in short stories such as “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” and “Sur.” In both of these stories Guin uses symbolism to show hidden meanings and ideas. In “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” there is a perfect Utopian city, yet in this perfect city there is a child locked in a broom closet and it is never let out. A few people leave the city when they find out about the child, but most people stay. Furthermore, in “Sur” there is a group of girls that travel to the South Pole and reach it before anyone else, yet they leave no sign or marker at the South Pole. Guin’s stories are very farfetched

The book “Like Water for Chocolate” by Laura Esquivel is a story that is connected by the importance of food and family tradition within a Mexican family. Within the novel, the family is impacted by the importance of these aspects. However the youngest daughter Tita is the one who mostly relates to them. The ways these aspects influence her family consequently end up affecting her personal life. Therefore, food and family tradition have an important role within this novel, since through these Tita is able to express herself as well as to show how these impacts her personal life.

First, Soto uses symbolism to convey the theme that you should enjoy the process of growing up instead of acting older out of pride. When Maria is home alone, she gets ready to go to the mall and look at boys. “She went through her mother’s closet to borrow a pair of shoes”. The shoes symbolize her want to be a grown woman. She grabs the shoes from her mother's closet showing maturity.

Every day, people often get themselves in positions where they are presented with appearance known to be deceptive. Based on the appearance, a false truth hides beneath an exceptional display. People, objects, and buildings are entirely taken by people’s perspectives. This is the theme that the book Tangerine illustrates. The novel Tangerine, written by Edward Bloor, is about Paul Fisher, a boy having to go through many situations where a false reality surrounds his life.

In the short story “The Scarlet Ibis” the author, James Hurst, uses the ibis to symbolize people who are lost and out of place. This then leads to play a role in the development of the theme, which is that people should love others for who they are and it’s wrong to try to change who people really are. In the story, the ibis itself is only in the story for a very brief amount of time. In fact the author introduces the bird on page 26, and the bird dies a few paragraphs later on that same page. Some may wonder how something that was in the story for such a brief amount of time can have any significance that could potentially lead to a possible theme. But page 26 it reads, “At that moment the bird began to flutter, but the wings were uncoordinated,

James Hurst’s short story The Scarlet Ibis, is about two brothers, Doodle and the narrator (which he is referred to as Brother). When Doodle was born, he was different than other babies. He had a disability which people came to mind that he wasn’t going to survive for long, so they didn’t expect much from him. So since Brother didn’t want a little brother who had a disability he pushes him to be someone he can never be. In the story, James Hurst explains his use of symbolism on how the scarlet ibis relates to Doodle.

A symbol is an object an author uses to represent something within a story. It can move the story along, foreshadow what will happen next, and develop characters. In ¨The Scarlet Ibis,” James Hurst uses symbols like the scarlet ibis and the storm to show the progression of Doodle’s illness and foreshadow his death. The author James Hurst uses the scarlet ibis to symbolize the main character, Doodle.

“But I figured if the world were really right, humans would live life backwards and do the first part last,” (Johnson, .) In class we read the story The First Part Last by Angela Johnson. The characters in the story are Bobby, Nia, Feather, K-boy, J.L, Fred, Mary, Coco, and Nias parents. The story was how Bobby had to take care of Feather. It also included parts where Nia was pregnant with Feather. Nia and Bobby were trying to decide what they were going to do with the baby throughout the story. There are many symbols in this book that require you to actually read the book in order to get and recognize them later on. Lots of the symbols in the book refer to growing up.

4. Frida Kahlo essentially became an international cultural icon, honored by many people, especially in Mexico. Her artwork withholds visual symbolism of all kinds of emotional and physical pain and most importantly she incorporated indigenous culture and her depiction of the female experience. Including illustrating the feelings of death, loneliness, pain, including the pain of miscarriages, failed marriage, and the aftermath of tragic accidents. Through her imagery, she was able to portray her life experiences. She would include specific elements that symbolized something greater. Throughout the process of analyzing all different aspects of Frida Kahlo’s paintings, it provided a deeper understanding to each painting.