The Importance Of Symbolism In English Literature

Compare and contrast essays allow the student to display the similarities and differences between the themes, characteristics, and style of two or more pieces of literature. Résumés help students present their accomplishments and education formally. Students learn to explore databases for critical information when working on a research paper. Ethos, pathos, and logos are key elements used in a successful persuasive essay. English students are instructed to write poetry to explore different writing styles and focus on rhythms. Writing is important curriculum to learn, but speech also crucial to

There’s a lot of literary techniques used in “How to read literature like a professor”. One of the techniques is symbolism. In chapter 12 it talks about someone walking on a road and they encounter two roads that diverge into the woods. There’s a road that everyone uses and then there’s one that almost no one uses and he decides to take that road for some reason. “Two roads diverged into a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference”. To me this symbolizes freedom and decision making. Everyone has to make decisions in their lives ranging from what to eat during lunch to life changing decisions

Dystopian literature normally paints a negative image on the future of mankind . Throughout history’s wide range of dystopian literature one thought prevailed through the ideas of thousands of authors. The importance of the protagonist or individual’s voice in a darker blend of this futuristic world. The individual's voice in a society is essential because it describes the process of self-transformation which is established in dystopian literature with the use of symbolism and characterization.

In the novel How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Thomas Foster gives evidence of every season having a symbolic meaning in different pieces of literature. In most cases, the seasons can represent certain times in a person’s life, such as death or the renewal of life. Foster states that the seasons may also represent times of decline, dormancy, awakening, and even times of passion. Foster then gives examples of how the seasons are interpreted in other pieces of literature, such as Shakespeare. This makes the reader question if the seasons are symbolic in other pieces of literature and if the author used a specific season on purpose to help portray the meaning of the story they are trying to tell.

In the the novel Fahrenheit 451, multiple different abstract and concrete ideas are represented. Those ideas include the use of the outsiders to represent the old society, the use of the mechanical hound to represent the resistance to change, and the usage of the atomic bomb to symbolize a new reality. However, this specific examples of representation within the novel are highlighted due to the fact that they together compose an allegory.

In How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Thomas C. Foster explains how every thing has a symbolic meaning but finding what the symbols stand for is where it becomes tricky. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain presents to his readers many symbols that can be easily seen for their true meaning such as the rain, fog, and fear of drowning. According to Thomas C. Foster, rain symbolizes life; fog symbolizes confusion; and drowning is always one of our deepest fears. However, there are also innumerable accounts of symbols that need to be interpreted with a lot of thought from the reader. One example can be seen in the Mississippi River. The

The Great Gatsby is full of symbolism.The green light, the Valley of Ashes, and the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg are just a few examples. In Thomas C. Foster’s book, How to Read Literature Like a Professor, he writes about symbols and what they mean. The Rockpile in the literature book is another story that uses symbolism.

Literature teaches many things, sometimes even coaches readers on how to correctly read and analyze other works of literature. The novel How to Read Literature Like a Professor, by Thomas Foster, teaches the analysis of symbolism in chapter 12 “Is that a symbol?”, used to evaluate the meanings of certain passages and quotes throughout works such as The Tragedy of King Lear, by William Shakespeare. Using the definition of symbolism, the readers background information, and learning about correct application now allows readers to develop a more in depth analysis of the words spoken by King Lear.

In the Japanese light novel “Akuma no Eros,’’ Miu Sakurai acts as the young, virginal, innocent female and Satan acts as the both attractive and illusive older figure with corrupt values. The story revolves around Miu Sakurai; a high-school girl who is in love with her classmate, Shion Amamiya. Miu summons Satan through a book and wishes for Amamiya to fall in love with her and Satan demands her virginity in return. Satan’s spells do not work on Amamiya because he is revealed to be the archangel Michael who ends up confessing his love to Miu without the spells, but Miu has feelings for Satan at this point and Satan is more than willing to make the still maturing teenage girl decide between living her normal life or marrying him and living in hell. Thus Satan robs Miu of her innocence while fueling his desires.

Using the process described in How To Read Literature Like A Professor, I analyzed a specific place in The Catcher in the Rye by asking myself questions, brainstorming meanings of other symbols, and focusing on the significance of this place in order to create a symbolic meaning that I see in the novel. More specifically, The Museum of Natural History in the novel represents more than just a simple museum, as it symbolizes the desired world in which Holden wants to live in. When Holden described how the museum appealed to him because it is “frozen and unchanging”, it is clear that he dislikes change and wishes to stay in the time that he is right now. This supports his desire to be “the catcher in the rye”, as he wishes to save children from

In Fahrenheit 451 there are many differences throughout the book, along with similarities. For instance, symbolism means one thing in our society, yet the total opposite in the Fahrenheit 451 dystopian society. Also, attitudes towards books also have the same effect as the symbolism example. Likewise, rules also have many differences in both societies. Believe it or not, aside from all the differences, all these paradigms actually share similarities, surprisingly.

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury shows a lot of things burning bright (literally) like the old woman her words that were like a thumbprint in his head. In part three, Montag burn Beatty after he burn  his house Montag, not affected emotionally  from him burning his house, but he was in denial and keep thinking. Montag thought Beatty wanted to die which that moved the plot significantly to his journey to Faber's and then across the river. Burning bright across the river Grangers fire that had a lot of meaning to Montag. The fire moved the plot towards the ending of the book.

In life and in literary text hidden meanings are quite common. There is basic level of understanding by the majority and a concealed meaning that requires a deeper level of critical thinking and analysis. Terrance Hayes provides a “poetic style that resist style” which proves hard to interpret, but I conclude he provides a common theme many might mistake for just an element of poetry (Fabu 1). A common theme present within two of his poems “Lighthead’s Guide to Galaxy” and “Antebellum House Party” as well as ”Mausoleum” from his signature book Wind in a Box is the idea of symbolism and underlying meanings within itself and how individuals tend to look for something more in things even in life instead of being as it is.

In the poem, the purpose of symbolism is using an object or reference to describe a deeper meaning to a story. The poem " Music of Spheres" by displayes that how to use symbolism to describe an object with deeper meaning. This poem is written by Jean Follain who was a French author, poet and corporate lawyer. The reason why I selected this poem, is because Jean Follain only used a few sentences to reflect its deep symbolic meaning of this poem. Language makes us human. It helps us to understand our everyday experience and ideas. It will become more powerful by using symbolism instead of the customary language. In the written world, the role of symbolism in the poem is significant. It produces the same feeling as

I think that the first symbol in this story is the two roads themselves. these could stand for two choises or options you may have in your life wheather it be every day or once in a while. Looking down the path as far as you can see can be you or him in this case trying to find out the outcome of his next decision. He takes the other path or takes the other choise because just because no one else is making that decision, does not mean the you should not either. Or you should not do something just because everyone else is, you should make your own decisions and not let other people's thoughts or opinions effect