Symbolism In La Puerta

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In “La Puerta,” what does the door symbolize? Support your response with evidence from the text.

In La Puerta the door symbolizes a obstacle that the main character has to overcome. This is shown when Sinesio has to find a way to overcome the problem of the ticket being glued to the door this is shown in paragraph 33 through 35 when it says “Sinesio turned to see the ticket glued on the broken window pane.” “Sinesio then tried to peel the ticket off. His fingernail slid off the cold, glued lottery ticket.”

Why does the speaker of “Live Your Dreams” use the metaphor of climbing a mountain? Support your response with evidence from the text. Write a short

He used climbing mountain as a metaphor to explain how you have to work hard to accomplish

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