Theme Of The Signalman

      The narrator in 'The Signalman' is a mysterious man, like the signal man himself. He does not give a lot of information about himself, not even his name. He says that  he is staying in a inn:

This novel shows Dickens’ belief in the possibility of resurrection and transformation, and it is shown to the readers on both a personal and societal level. The very beginning of the

Consequently, when Wells looks back on the past and illustrates the moments of his life that led him to working for Mr. Clutter, the entire second section becomes one general allusion, in which he references various junctures which have become crucial memories. The presence of this in the text supports every event that Capote describes, along with its role on filling the reader in on the details by achieving a certain affirmation of truth. Furthermore, the author employs the use of short sentences such as “Wells was stunned.” And “He couldn’t hardly believe it.”, creating a more abrupt progression of thought, which invokes this feeling of surprise and disbelief in reader.

The Signalman is a story about a train worker experiencing supernatural events that he relates to a skeptical passerby. Dickens uses tiny detailing to evoke a dark and forbidding scene, where the signalman works. For example, on the pathway to the patrol box, there is “a dripping-wet wall of jagged stone” (19). The use of the wall elicits a cold, closed-off, scary setting to the reader.

“The Signal-Man” takes place in a narrow gorge through which passes a railway line. At one end of the gorge is a dark tunnel from which trains emerge. According to Charles Dickens info, “In 1865, Dickens was involved in the Staple Hurst railway accident along with Ellen Ternan and her mother” (Charles Dickens Info). The cause of Dickens accident played a part in the setting and events that play out in the signal-man not informing the train that there was a gap in the tracks ahead. By contrast, in “The Trial for Murder”, Dickens did not base the setting on his own experience.

Dickens believes that people are mostly the hardships they experience in life, rather than the choices they make and lessons they are taught as children. Madame Defarge’s hardships develop a need for her to exact revenge on her brother and sister’s killers. Her need for revenge turns into bloodthirsty and intensely focused anger, which then leads to her choice, that is to plan to denounce Lucie, Lucie’s daughter, and Dr. Manette the evening after Darnay’s execution. Charles Darnay’s hardship in coming to grips with his heritage leads to his courageous, yet life risking decisions. These choices come from the lessons he is taught as a child by his mother, who’s dying wish is that the family ought to right some of the wrongs they caused.

Dickens throws the reader immediately into thought-conflict. Is this going to be good, is this going

he fire in Miss Havishams home was quite ironic. As she spoke of regret and yelled “what have I done!” I sensed something was going to happen to her, like a stroke or a seizure. So i was surprised, of what came next. I believe Dickens included this incident in the novel for many reasons. It made perfect sense for every detail in this incident that happened.{{ As the last sentence of your introduction, you need to address the prompt directly. This is a thesis. The thesis states your overall position on the prompt.}}

Dickens uses the Defarges to demonstrate the dangers of getting swept up in revolutionary fervor, and the moral ambiguity that results from losing oneself in one’s emotions.

The Signalman has escaped reality and lives in a Purgatory-like world. He’s constantly paranoid of the Narrator because he believes he’s a ghost and the Narrator becomes suspicious that the Signalman is trapped in his own hell. Dickens uses the Narrator's description of the Signalman and his hellish situation to create an atmosphere where the supernatural seems probable.

The acts develop gradually even in presenting these clashes and tensions. Wood argues that in the first act the tension is an inner one that can be touched on the psychological level and it can also be felt in the incomplete sentences. Gradually the second act comes with more conflicts that some clear accusations began to take place. The last act carried the confrontation moment which led to a sudden end. While the audience was prepared for a more logical ending for Keller that he would be imprisoned, “a shot is heard in the house” (III. 80). And this was considered the ending curtain (Wood, Introduction xx-xxi).

Looking back on the examples compiled, it’s clear how much more meaning Dickens’ symbolism adds to characters and story of Great Expectations. By analyzing these texts, we are also able to gain a deeper appreciation for the author’s work and maintain a better understanding of how communities in this

The 2nd person in the story is the signal man, who at this point is

Through Pip’s description of Mr. Jaggers’ office, Charles Dickens ensures his readers get the full extent of its creepiness through repeated words that are in reference to death. Pip expects to see papers and official business looking items, however, he notes some rather “odd objects” lying about, such as the “rusty old pistol” and the “sword in a scabbard” (GE 530), two objects commonly referred to when it comes to murder, beginning to introduce the gravity and seriousness of Mr. Jaggers’ job. He also describes Mr. Jaggers’ chair as to be full of “deadly black horsehair” and having “rows of brass nails round it, like a coffin”. (GE 530) Charles Dickens may have used this terrifying choice of words to describe Mr. Jagger’s chair in order to enforce the danger and despair surrounding his place of employment from day to day.

It would not be a total lie to say that upon reading a few passages of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter”, the average reader would show signs of complete bewilderment, as should anyone. Between the complex spirituality of the novel as well as the old-timey speech, learning to comprehend it can seem a daunting task. This, along with the unchangeable period of time the story took place, is all thanks to Hawthorne’s strategic use of symbolism. In other words, his use of characters, objects and even settings as symbols to represent an underlying meaning or idea. A meaning or idea that along with the basic structure of symbolism, can be seen from various viewpoints depending on the reader. When one might see the color red, for instance, they might involuntarily assume to associate it with the ideas of war and destruction, while others lean more towards the concepts of love and romance. The beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder with these types of works, referred to as allegories for their abundant use of these symbols. In order to fully grasp Hawthorne’s allegory “The Scarlet Letter”, the reader must take time to absorb and analyze the symbols they stumble upon throughout the novel, whatever form the symbol might be.