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    Meaning Behind Animal Story/Human Story in Life of Pi Life often presents individuals with situations that go beyond the literal meaning associated with such events. A person, an object, or even an action can take upon itself an entirely different idea than what meets the idea. Writers may employ such symbols to convey various themes in a work. For example, the storyline in The Life of Pi presents many connections between animals and humans. The animals on the life raft are believed to be human

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    Fiction, or Hypothesis”, he discusses how pets can actually affect your mental health. In Adam Dashner’s, “Examples of Symbolism”, the significance

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    main protagonist is Ralph, who is put to lead the group of kids with his companion Piggy which is later broken apart by the antagonist, Jack. The theme of the novel is that all humans are born with the characteristics of evil and good. Golding uses symbolism throughout the novel to show the importance of objects. He symbolizes the conch, the fire, and the jungle. The conch is symbolized to be order and civilization. Golding represents the fire to be hope, rescue, comfort, and destruction. The jungle

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    African-American woman’s life. Welty also uses the symbolism to represent the hardships old woman has faced during the old woman’s life. The old African-American woman’s name is Phoenix and is on a journey to town as the readers are taken on journey through her life. Welty also uses fine details and sentence structure in addition to the symbolism and setting to increase the understanding of her story or change the meaning an object. Welty uses to symbolism of two mythical creatures to represent a theme

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    drama, symbolism is one of the important literary devices that is commonly employed by many play writers. It imparts the play’s hidden meaning and portrays emotions and conflicts in the characters. Equally, Ibsen’s play, A Doll House makes an extensive use of symbols which does not only make the play captivating but also enables the reader to get a deeper understanding of the underlining ideas. Indeed, Symbolism is a literary device that is evident throughout Ibsen 's play. Examples of symbolism in the

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    a. Thesis statement- Playwright Williams uses symbolism throughout “The Glass Menagerie” to illustrate the struggle for happiness that each character faces. II. Symbolism a. The Glass Menagerie b. Escape c. The Unicorn d. Darkness III. Conclusion The purpose of this paper is to introduce and analyze the play “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams. Specifically it will discuss the symbolism and imagery in this play. “The Glass Menagerie”

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    Composition II 10/19/17 Symbolism in A Doll House Introduction In a drama, symbolism is one of the important literary devices that is commonly employed by many play writers. It imparts the play’s hidden meaning and portrays emotions and conflicts in the characters. Equally, Ibsen’s play, A Doll House makes an extensive use of symbols which does not only make the play captivating but also enables the reader to get a deeper understanding of the underlining ideas. Indeed, Symbolism is a literary device

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    Symbolism refers to the use of symbols to suggest concepts and possibilities by attributing to them symbolic references that are far removed from their literal meanings. Symbolism takes diverse forms. Symbolism supplements double levels of implications to a work: a literal one that is irrefutable and the symbolic one whose meaning is far more intense than the literal one. Symbolism makes the plot, characters and the motifs of literature universal. Though the symbol has its origin in the world of

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    In his drama, The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams uses symbolism in order to develop multi-faceted characters and to display the recurring themes of the play. These various symbols appear throughout the entire piece, and they are usually disguised as objects or imagery. They allow the reader to know the characters’ personalities, and their true inside characteristics. These symbols also add to the major themes, which develop as the play gains momentum. In the drama, symbols play the

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    The Glass Menagerie Symbolism is a major aspect in Tennessee William's famous play, "The Glass Menagerie." On the surface, the short slice of life story seems to be simple. However, if the reader digs deeper they will find that there are several symbols that give the play a deeper meaning. Each character defines each symbol in a different way. There are some very noticeable symbols that can be analyzed when studying "The Glass Menagerie." The first is the actual glass menagerie that represents

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