The Wand Symbolism

The Thing in the the story The Thing in the Forest is a far more symbolic image than just a scary and dreadful monster that lingers in the forest. That also happens to be seen by two little girls that meet and become close friends while on a their way to safety.

In a century where woman are seen as dumbfound and whimsical a wife commits an unforgivable crime, but is let off the hook because of her friends that hide evidence. that could get her executed in front of the whole town. Mrs. Wright has been changed by her husband to the point that she’s not going to deal with it anymore. Mr. Wright is a hard man that doesn’t make any exceptions to what he wants which ultimately leads to his downfall. Susan Glaspell uses setting to add symbolic meaning in her play Trifles by putting objects in the setting that have background meanings to the story.

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

After reading the book, The Other Side, the author uses symbolism, tone, and he wrote it to an audience. The book is based on racism, today we may not know about it, and it still goes on today. Whites and blacks have both been against each other until one very powerful leader stopped racism. The book has lots of symbolism related to racism.

How Ouija Boards Are Related to Mass Hysteria in Today's Society. For those of you who don't know what a ouija board is, it is a “game” that has been produced since the 1890’s that is used to contact the souls of the dead, many people also call them a “tool” or “vessel” of the devil. Using a Ouija board is an act that has become very controversial in today's age, because of all the supernatural stories that are associated with them. The stories tend to cause hysteria, and you can usually find hundreds forums or blogs of people telling their stories and how after their experiences they wouldn't touch one with a flag pole, Some people wouldn't advise being in the same room as one, or even in the same building. These warnings are usually accompanied by outrageous stories of a friend of a friend of a friend who once tried a ouija board and had their life completely ruined by supernatural spirits. Most of the hysteria surrounding ouija boards is a mixture of urban legend, hollywood interpretations, and religious paranoia. And all those put together have influenced us to believe these crazy stories of possessions and brutal assaults by ghostly encounters are in fact true.

There is a bible proverb that states, "In everything you do, put God first…" In laymen's term, is as we are on our journey of life, we should carry the message of God in all that we do. In the story "A Good Man in Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor, it is about a family on a trip from Georgia to Florida for a vacation and the troubles they run into on the road. One of the characters is the Grandmother. She is a god-fearing woman, in her own way, but is miss guided in her religious ways. Another character is the Misfit, he is an escaped convict on the run from the law. He is trying to make is way to Florida, when he runs into the Grandmother and her family. The Grandmother and the Misfit are "two side of the same coin"; they are both seeking

In the book, The Other Side, there is a girl, Clover, who lives in a yellow house. On the other side of the fence, there is another girl, Annie Paul, that comes and sits on the fence. The only difference between the two is, Clover is black; Annie

The Grandmother, a main character, is one of the most major portrayals of this symbol. She has an obsession with being perceived in a certain way and when she finally reveals her true self, it it too late. According to Sunny Suffolk Education, "The heroine of this story, the Grandmother, is in the most significant...She is facing death. And to all appearances she, like the rest of us, is not too well prepared for it. She would like to see the event postponed. Indefinitely." She was never ready for death and was not true to herself until she was threatened and inevitably, this was the main cause of her abrupt

Symbolic imagery is intended to use descriptive language to express an abstract idea in concrete form. Light and dark imagery creates a visual interpretation that contrasts a positive and a negative concept. The novel Anthem by Ayn Rand and the short film “More” by Mark Osborne both contain symbolism in the form of black and white imagery. In Anthem, it is shown through Equality’s invention of electricity and the council of scholars rejection of it and in “More”, it is portrayed by the bland everyday world compared to the exciting and colorful world through bliss goggles.

In the book, The Awakening, the author Kate Chopin uses symbols to express meanings in her story about a young married woman exploring outside her comfort zone for herself and happiness. Main character, Edna Pontellier, feels trapped her in marriage as a wife and woman in the 19th century. In her quest to find her independence and true happiness, she does the unthinkable and her actions cause major conflict within herself. The book uses many symbols to express hidden meanings throughout Chopin’s story. A major symbol in The Awakening is the ocean. Since the book begins and ends here, it is a very complex and important part of the story. The ocean symbolizes freedom, growth, and rejection in Edna as she finds herself.

In a suburban area, there are two friends, Rosemary and Alice. Rosemary and Alice are about thirteen years old. Rosemary is a ghost and the story is told from her perspective. Rosemary’s soul attaches itself to a bracelet she gave to Alice; Rosemary can’t go too far (only 21 meters). She only talks to Alice because she wasn’t well liked and she doesn’t want to scare her parents. People noticed Alice’s strange behavior, talking to herself a lot. Everyone worries about her. Alice’s friends try to hang out with her to make her forget about Rosemary’s death. However, they don’t realize by doing this they are angering Rosemary. Since Rosemary is dead and doesn’t desire to talk to anyone else when people take Alice away from her, she gets jealous.

The Wand, used by every witch and wizard to channel their naturally occurring magic into a variety of spells, is probably the most important symbol of the story. “The wand chooses the Wizard Mr. Potter, its not always clear why.” (Rowling 64) This indicates that the wand is symbolic of a separate entity, a being that has the conscious willpower to chose its master. It is not just an inanimate

In the novel the wizard of Oz author L. frank Baum goes to extreme lengths to explain and paint a visual image of every color from every scene in the book. From Dorothy’s blue and white dress to explain the shining green city of Oz and how it blinds you nothing in the book is left without color and detailed descriptions. This sort of description is done not only to provide the reader with a visual image to match the description of the character. It is also being used as a sort of symbolism for each character. The colors not only represent the style of each character but also their personality.

The next symbol is the herb of healing. This is a gift and also a curse that Death bestows upon his godson. Death is willing to help him become a famous, wealthy doctor. Death who is fair, keeps the promise he made his godson’s father long ago, but the herb is used as Death sees it to be used, not the godson. This is spun into action when Death says” When I am standing at their feet they are mine, but if I am standing at their head they are to be healed” (Grimm 12). In Essence I see Death using his godson to help him invoke the ill. This outlines the power struggle that some father -son relationships go through. The father, always wanting what they think is best for the

In Pulse (2001), there is one visual symbol throughout the film that impressed me. That is the inky shade. I would like to discuss the symbol’s meaning and analyze how does the emotion expressed by the symbol change in the following paragraph.