Symbolism In The House Of The Red Fish

In Big Fish water symbolizes Edwards life and purity. One example of the water representing Edwards life is at the beginning of the film in the present when he is sick. Will is walking through the hall where all lights are turned off except for the bedroom light with the door cracked. When Will goes into the room Edward is in bed looking very ill. Above the bed is a picture of water, and next to the bed is a nightstand with medicine and water.

At first glance, the Red Fish looks like a decoration piece that someone would hang in their home or lake house for decoration. However, with a more in depth look, viewers will see that this painting illustrates much more than it appears. In 1990, Leonard Koscianski used a piece of canvas, 64’’x46’’ to paint the image of a fish out of water. Koscianski used oil and dark shades of red, orange, blue, green, and white to create the Red Fish. The Red Fish was painted vertically with the fish as the main focus point. Behind some green blade grass, a large red- orange fish appears to be leaping out of the water. The size of the fish helps show that the fish is the center piece of the painting. Behind the fish there is a small patch of land, filled with blade grass with two white house’s sitting off in the distance. Directly behind the houses is a section of woods. From left to right, the tree tops seem to follow and up and down pattern. The dark blue sky begins at the tree line and ends at the top of the painting. Throughout the sky there are patches of clouds that are an off white color. The contrast between the colors used by Koscianski show a lot of detail, but did not take away from the huge red- orange fish. Along with the color scheme, Koscianski used lines to add detail to the fish and to provide depth to the painting. With proper use of colors and lines, Koscianski was able to create the Red Fish. In 1991, the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts

One event that causes a big change into Tomi is when he finds his family katana, a sword that contains all their ancestors history, under Keet`s bed. “Tiny needles prickled all over my scalp, because there on the floor shining in the sunlight was our family katana, the samurai sword that I had hidden in the jungle. Keet had found it! I stood, quickly wrapping it back up, my jaw tight with rage I’d never felt before, ever. Even papa would feel the same way” (109) This was the main event that caused Tomi to change his ways. After he say the katana on the ground he was done with Keet and him trying to stop him. He became more determined to bring the ship back up and would do anything now, like punching Keet in the face which his father would not approve of violence. This event showed a different, outstanding trait of Tomi, that he could do something that seemed impossible if he had enough determination and strength and that he wouldn’t give

A big part of the story was when he figured out what to do with the boat after he rose it up. The way he figured it out was when him and his friends where talking about baseball people from kaka’ako for man power when, Tomi thought of one of the kaka’ako boy’s dad and tomi knew he could repair boats. Another example of tomi being smart was when he seen his little sister playing with a tennis ball in the water bucket and seen it pop back up, tomi figued out how to raise the boat by adding something with air to make it pop out of the

In many situations, Tomi’s friends, are always standing up for him when they are on their journey to raise his father's boat. For example, in the book it says “He swung again, hitting my shoulder. Then Billy was on him. They fell to the grass.” (Page 45 Paragraph 2)

Differences, many people have them with other human beings they meet with, in this case it's Keet and Tomi. Keet Wilson is a very rich child who lives on a big lot of land. His dad works with the BMTC and lives in a mansion. For school, Keet and his brother goes to Punahou Schools, a private school in Honolulu. Unlike Keet, Tomi is living a different life in Hawaii as a Japanese-American. Tomi lives in a shed on the Wilson’s land, which has no running water and little electricity. The mom works as the Wilson’s housemaid and gets little money and food. Keet goes to an expensive school, but Tomi just goes to a public school, Roosevelt High School. The evidence I gave you help make the story interesting but at the same time tell you the differences between Keet and Tomi.

First, Tomi gets assistance from friends. Tomi would not have gotten this far without guidance. The book “House Of The Red Fish” on page 67 states “ Mose and Rico did bring a couple of tools... and amazingly, two guys from our old baseball team, the Rats.” His friends are helping to make a successful plan. Another reason is on page 87 it states “ On Saturday Billy, me, Mose, amd Rico went down to work on the boat.” Tomi’s friend wants him to excel with his plan. Also on page 68 it says “Billy, Tough Boy, ad I put on bamboo goggles and went down.” Finally, on page 96 the book states” Grampa Joji held up a hand.” You got me now, boy,” he said. “I going help you.”Tomi has more help then he realizes.

On page 84,the book states “ I made a vow: I would keep fighting too. I would fight for papa’s boat and for my family, because like freedom, they were the most important things in my life.” The evidence provided shows that Tomi is passionate about his papa’s boat, but his immeasurable amount of love for his family. Another reason is on page 162 it states “ Five bomb shelters I would dig if that was what mama needed me to do. He cares about the happiness of his mother compared to what would make him happy.

Have you ever thought about further meanings being held by symbols in books that you’ve read? Symbolism is defined as the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. The definition of symbol is a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract. In Nancy Farmer’s novel, The House of the Scorpion, several symbols are utilized; each of these symbols provide greater insight into the characters of El Patron, Celia, and Esperanza, allowing a reader to deeper understand both the characters and the novel. A few of the characters in The House of the Scorpion are shown through symbols in the novel.

Despite the horrific moments of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Tomi has pushed through it all and showed that he is a great person. Tomi and others has represented loyalty for their friends and family,Tomi cared for others, and stood up with his friends against Keet Wilson. Loyalty is a key trait for a good friend or family member. That was Tomi. Since Tomi’s dad got taken away, in honor of his dad, Tomi wanted to fix the boat until he comes back.

One action being the fact of his determination to lift his father’s boat. Lifting up his boat shows his loyalty to his father. However, he is abused by plenty and have a few few close allies. The fact of the matter that he wants to see if he can lift up his father’s boat also demonstrates his wild curiosity towards certain matters. Tomi also shows plenty appreciation for assistance from his friends as when he states that no one has better friends than he does on page fifty in chapter ten.

Throughout the text, Buckley utilises objects and scenes of symbolism to add depth to the ‘plot’ and illustrate the abuse experienced by Harrowell. Buckley utilises objects and memories from the life of the protagonist to create the feeling of sympathy and familiarity within the audience. This technique is illustrated when the protagonist is given the grave news of his ‘fathers’ death and a silhouette of a juggler falling down is played in the background. Earlier in the text it is stated that John Harrowell’s father was a juggler, this scene is symbolic of Harrowell’s life “falling to shit”. This scene is utilized by Michael Buckley whenever Harowells’ life is on a downhill slope and is a symbol representing where the story all began, at the

from one of his adventure books. Tom believes it is extremely important to imitate the exact actions of the particular character or group of characters as they would do in that particular or similar situation, regardless of how silly or impractical those actions might be. Instead of creating a sensible and logical solution to the problem, Tom prefers a more elaborate and intricate resolution. Usually, Tom’s plan requires more difficult and complicated work than is actually necessary.

‘The Dream of the Rood’ has been marveled as one of the finest religious poems from the Anglo-Saxon time period. The poem itself shows the contrast between the Pagan religion and Christianity and the overlap of religious symbols between them. It follows the crucifixion of Jesus and the dreamer’s journey to finding faith. The rood is seen as the backbone of the crucifixion and is depicted as being praised more than Christ. Using the literary devices of kenning and alliteration the author highlights the heroic nature of the rood, the dreamer’s gradual progression to optimism and the struggle of the people of the time to remove Pagan traditions in literature.

In the Latin American story, The Third Bank of the River, written by João Guimarães Rosa, a man leaves his family to live his life sailing back and forth on a river for years to come. His son, the main character, never accepts his father leaving the family. Years later when the other siblings have grown old and have children of their own, the son is still living in the house near the river and when his dad finally acknowledges him after years of ignoring anyone who tried to get his attention, he flees, leaving the story with an open ended conclusion. The use of magical realism is present in this story through symbolism and takes interpretation to understand the meaning behind the text. Magical realism is an author's way of using real world issues by incorporating an element of unearthly events such as magic. In The Third Bank of the River, the author uses symbolism, a warped time frame, and human reaction as metaphors for real life events.