The Papaya Tree In 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's'

The mood of the speaker changes to guilt as the speaker and her mother realize they would "crawl" with "shame" and leave an "emptiness" in their father's heart and yard. The author negatively connotes "crawl," "shame," and "emptiness" to invoke a more serious and shameful tone. The beginning of the conveyed a more matter-of-fact and pragmatic tone, but changes into a more sentimental one by the end to convey family is more important than the money. The symbol of the tree represents the family, and connects it to their father's hard work and dedication to the family. If they were to cut it down, it would be symbolic of their betrayal. Imagery of the tree is used to describe the freedom and beauty of the tree as it "swings through another year of sun and leaping winds, of leaves and bounding fruit." The tree represents their family bond and how strong it is even through the "whip-crack of the mortgage."

The diction in the excerpt is an essential component to the dramatization of the plot’s central incident. Jewett uses rich language to intensify the simple nature of the main character Sylvia’s journey up a “great pine-tree.” For example, in describing the tree, the narrator uses personification as he mentions the “huge tree asleep yet in the paling moonlight.” The use of personification harkens back to those universal moments in childhood in which everything alive had human feelings, and creates an emotional attachment between the reader and the tree. Jewett also uses other figurative language, like similes, to relate the grandeur of the tree to the audience. She writes, “It [the tree] was like a great main-mast to the voyaging earth…” In comparing the tree to the great mast of a ship, the author invokes feelings of awe at its size.

The pear tree is her inspiration and her first true desire. She longs to bud and blossom, like the tree, and cannot wait to discover herself and all the wonders of the world.

The literal language used in the beginning of the free verse does not imply the tree having any symbolic meaning to the speaker and her mother. It is casually said- “My mother and I debate, we could sell the black walnut tree…[to] pay off the mortgage” - which defines that in these lines the tree has not yet been introduced with its symbolic purpose. Initially, the tree is viewed as a property they are willing to sell. They rationalize the idea by noting that there are “roots in the

The Pear tree symbolizes her initiation into womanhood whilst sitting under the tree. This was the feeling of initial inclination towards love and the sentiments of sexual yearning and affection.

In the beginning, the pear tree symbolizes Janie’s yearning to find within herself the sort of harmony and simplicity that nature embodies. However, that

The Papaya Tree that Ha From a seed is very important and symbolizes our happiness. On page 233-334 But Not Bad, it states “Not the same but not bad not bad at all. In the sentence Heist talking about the papaya but it can also mean hello there new life is not bad but not the same as the road life. On page 21 Two More Papayas It sites “two green thumbs that will grow into orange-yellow delights smelling of Summer”.From this I can infer that Ha’s papaya tree Remind her all things that she likes including summer.On page 232 Not The Same it states “not the same at all. So made, I through all in the trash”. This shows that her happiness is not the same. Inconclusive the papaya tree represents happiness and Ha wants To have the papaya tree forever that's why she didn't want it to get cut down.

The Chinaberry tree represents nature and its reproduction. A woman is meant to reproduce to keep the family going. “She could scarcely reach the Chinaberry tree, where she waited in the growing heat while inside she knew the cold river was creeping up and up to extinguish that eye which must know by now that she knew” (Hurston 9). As Delia sits on top of the tree while Sykes is in his last moments it shows the victory she has gotten. She has now gotten rid of him and is now starting a new beginning on her own without a man. She sat there without any movement because she was the one that brought home everything to keep herself and her husband

Trees and plants represent life in the novel which ties into the overarching theme of the dehumanization that comes from slavery. Many of the characters in Beloved have been subjected to awful events causing them to feel as if they were worse than animals. Because of this, many characters look to the beauty of nature and trees in particular, to help them heal from their time in slavery. For example, Baby Suggs decided to preach in a place called The Clearing, which is surrounded by tall trees. "In the Clearing, Sethe found Baby's old preaching rock and remembered the smell of leaves simmering in the sun, thunderous feet and the shouts that ripped pods off the limbs of chestnuts. With Baby Suggs' heart in charge, the people let go." (Morrison 94) Another example of trees bringing healing to the characters in the novel is the arrival of Beloved. “A fully dressed woman walked out of the water. She barely gained the dry bank of the stream before she sat down and leaned against a mulberry tree.”(Morrison 60) This tree represents a chance at a new life for Beloved and also offers Sethe a chance to heal. Ever since killing her child, Sethe has been haunted over her decision and she is finally able to confront her past with the appearance of

The tree in Speak symbolizes Melinda’s emotional state when at first she finds no meaning in drawing the tree then she finds the courage to speak up about her rape experience. As Melinda is starting her artistic path, Mr. Freeman says his opinion on her artwork and she develops an understanding that her art work could compare to her life.

Secondly the Pomegranate tree can be seen as a symbol of Amir and Hassan friendship, childhood innocence and shelter. The tree is presented to the reader in two different states. When the tree appears in the first part of the story, in chapter 4, the tree is shown as being fruitful and blooming with ‘blood red’

Moreover, this drawing of the tree is representative of the mind growth of Melinda. For instance, the drawing was poorly drawn at the beginning of the book, Melinda’s pressure and her life were weighing her down. As the drawing got better throughout the school year, Melinda’s strength and mindset also began to get better as well. If the tree meant “to shelter”, then Melinda sure developed a very nice shelter for herself in the end.

Evidently, symbolisms plays an important role in any novel. Symbolism makes a connection between two idea and reoccurs throughout a story. In The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini uses the pomegranate tree Amir and Hassan visit as an important symbolic figure. Literally, a tree grows, blossoms, and eventually may die off. With the case of Amir and Hassan’s friendship, it does similar things as well. The mention of the pomegranate tree throughout the novel connects to the friendship of Amir and Hassan.

For example “The tree has grown twice as tall as I stand on tippy toes”(page.8,stanza.3). That shows how Ha’s papaya tree supported her mentally ever since she was a little child. Another way that the papaya tree represents Ha’s dynamic character is how the papaya tree represents her. For example,

It is a popular belief that the tree symbolizes a “faithless Israel” and that the Jesus cursing the tree was an “acted-out parable” (Rhodes). “The Old Testament often uses the fig tree as a symbol of national Israel” (Day).