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    its growth of relevance and finally uses the fire to finish the novel in an ironic way. At the start, the conch is shown as a symbol of civilization on the island, but as time progresses there is a decline of its importance and this is where the symbolism for savagery can be seen. Through the use of the conch and how it changes throughout the story, Golding conveys the theme easily by clearly portraying the role that the conch plays as well as changing its appearance and how the boys react to it throughout

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    negative aspects of her life. Her absence of individual thought, the physical objectification she faces, and lack of significance to others all are all areas further expressed, and will be areas of further discussion. Ultimately through comparison and symbolism in the language used, Nora’s perspective is further expressed, illustrating the epitome of the title, A Doll’s House. Nora’s understanding of how little individuality she possesses is expressed by the symbolic and comparative language present in

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    Introduction (AGG) Many authors use symbolism to show the development of a character, like the author of Under The Persimmon Tree does. (BS-1) In the beginning of the novel, Najmah changes from a childlike girl to an adult-like woman and the author uses the bukri, or baby goat, to symbolize this change. (BS-2) When Mada-Jan and Habib die, Shaheed is born and Golestan Najmah dies and the author uses Najmah’s first haircut to give a deeper meaning to this change. (BS-3) After Najmah meets Nusrat, she

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    For century’s arranged marriages were common around the world. These marriages were often arranged according to class, not love. The two families would negotiate the marriage and often times the newlyweds would not even meet prior to marrying. However, the true love that you find in Romeo and Juliet fought back and persisted. Despite arranged marriages having a seemingly practical effect, the strong connection between two lovers caused them to become less common. Today, it is more common to marry

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    “There is nothing perfect,’ August said from the doorway. ‘There is only life” (Kidd 256). This quote from The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd explains Lily Owens life, a young girl with an unloving father and a mother who abandoned her and was later shot and killed by her own daughter, Lily. Lily has a hard time finding her place in the world and understanding why her life is the way it is. She decides it is time for her to take charge of her own life. She finds herself in Tiburon, South Carolina

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    explicitly expressed in the title alone. One of the interpretations of this short story is that a man named Arnold Friend liberated a young rebellious girl, Connie, from the torment of her youth. However, in reality the audience is eluded to the symbolism that Connie is being pulled away from her “golden” innocence and into the arms of Satan himself. Arnold Friend exhibits Satanic traits, and on this symbolic level, a young girl being stripped from her childhood, and into an unforgiving world. The

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    The Scarlet Letter and Symbolism Nathaniel Hawthorne uses many forms of symbolism in his book The Scarlet Letter. Symbolism is, according to Merriam-Webster, “the art or practice of using symbols, especially by investing things with a symbolic meaning or by expressing the invisible or intangible by means of visual or sensuous representations.” This means that the author was using objects to represent an action or idea. The symbols used in his book is either all physical or visible objects. Many

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    Symbolism is the use of an object or a word to represent an abstract idea. It's often used by writers to represent a hidden message or a hint in a story. The short Stories " A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner and "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker are great examples of the use of symbolism. In "A Rose for Emily" Faulkner uses symbolism to create a Story about a woman called Emily whose life is surrounded by mysteries, especially after the death of her father and the disappearance of her beloved Homer

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    Water, in it’s most simple form, is an element with multiple states and properties that make it essential or life. These properties and propensities for change also allow water to be an element full of uncertainty and shrouded in enigmas. In large quantities, water creates the deep mysteries of the sea, fast flowing rivers, murky ponds, and many natural phenomenons. In the play Hamlet, Shakespeare uses the motif of water to symbolize madness and the unknown in the characters Hamlet and Ophelia. Shakespeare

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    makes their novel unique. Symbolism is a common technique that is used by authors all over the world. It is an artistic style, consisting of images and indirect thoughts to express a certain idea or emotion. “Authors use symbolism to add depth and meaning to a story.” (Blogger p1) When a symbolic feature is put into a story, the readers begin to think about the literal meaning and then compare it to the symbolic meaning that could be interpreted from the text. Symbolism displayed throughout the

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