Have you ever read a story with things that symbolize a important role in the story ? In the story Z for Zachariah there was a War and Ann could possibly be the only one alive. Her family left to go see if there was anybody still alive other than them and they never came back. She thought she was alone until one day she finds john and he gets sick. So as he keeps getting sicker Ann doesn’t give up until he gets better als through this process there are challenges she must overcome to stay alive. This essay has three symbols that have a important significance. The first symbol is the creek because it’s a symbol of danger. The author states on page 47 “You’re sick,” I said. “You have a fever.”(O’Brien). John because he went swimming in the creek and took a bath in it Later through the book faro the dog gets sick and dies because of the creek that they both had swam in. The creek was a big part of the story because about half of the story is Ann trying to help him get better and back on his feet. It was a major impact on Ann because the only things she had left to help her was in jeopardy and after faro she only had John. …show more content…
“ Tomorrow morning I may go up near the top of Burden Hill, climb a tree and watch.”(O’Brien). She spied on him everyday to try and find out his personality and see what he was like so she could see what she was getting herself into. It also gave her hope because she wouldn’t feel alone anymore and have someone to talk to. After her family left she really had nothing to look to look forward to. When she found out there was someone out there she looked forward to something she couldn’t wait for him to reach the hill. She couldn’t wait for someone to finally talk to and not be alone anymore it gave her hope and
The third symbol is Bobby spray painting the wall. Bobby paints a self-portrait of a “Pale Ghost Boy” referring to himself and he is also holding a faceless baby in a carrier. The faceless baby could represent feather lack of identity because he’s new to the world. And Bobby painting himself as “pale” and “ghostly” because he could be scared and could feel like no one supported him. This symbol is important because it shows how he isn’t fully mature because he is spray painting but it shows how lonely he feels being a single parent taking care of Feather.
Throughout the novel, the reader is presented with many different symbols. The symbols are clearly seen by Holden's constant repetition of their importance. The symbols are so important and their symbolism is directly related to the major themes of the novel.
One of the symbols that is given is a fence. A fence is something that surrounds for example your home and additional things that need to be secure. In Fences, the fence is a symbol because they want the fence to be built because they want to keep the love ones inside the gate along with, keeping the enemies out. The second symbol I found was baseball. In the book baseball does not refer to the sport with a ball and a bat, what it symbolises is when Troy found out that black people were being discriminated which is mention plenty of times when Cory talks to him about him signing the paper to let him be recruited. The purpose of themes and symbolism in play’s is to keep the focus of the play and helps you gather information to answer your own answers at the end. While symbolisms makes you think a little more to get the hint they are trying to give
The symbols that are used in literature can have a large impact on the story and what the reader pulls out from the story. If there was no symbol used in To Kill a Mockingbird, people would miss a lot of the story going on and they may not see the more innocent side of the story. Although symbols are used in many different forms, the one used in To Kill a Mockingbird made the story what it was. The mockingbird gave the story a whole different approach. By using a symbol in the story, the author was able to make th...
Another easily recognized symbol in this story is that of the snake. "Sykes, what you throw dat whip on me like dat? You know it would skeer me - looks just like a snake, an' you knows how skeered Ah is of snakes" (Hurston 678). The snake is the main symbol in this story, it ties it together because it is mentioned at the beginning of the story and at the end. Sykes decides to bring a snake into their home, "Look in de box dere Delia, Ah done brung yuh somethin'.Syke! Syke, mah Gawd! You tak...
The first symbol in the story is the swamp. In this story the swamp is more specifically called the Old Woman Swamp, and it
In the short story “The Possibility of Evil”, by Shirley Jackson, a woman named Ms. Strangeworth came off as a very sweet, self-minded woman who cared deeply about her roses. The author used several symbols to represent Ms. Strangeworth’s character. A symbol is something that represents another person or thing. One symbol that was used in this short story was roses. Ms. Strangeworth took pride in her home and the neighborhood it stood in. The most important thing about her home was the roses in her front yard making them a big symbol that uprises in this story. These roses were very special to Ms. Strangeworth and they were greatly admired by her and all the others who pass by them. In addition to the first, the reason these roses are a big
This can be perceived in the names of her characters, the sky, and even the weather. Jennifer Bouchard explains O’Connor’s hidden meaning behind the antagonist’s given name, “The aptly named character of The Misfit serves as a symbol both of evil as well as a symbol of the villain’s inability to fit into society.” (82) Flannery articulates how symbolism is used within her stories stating “You might say that these are details that, while having their essential place in the literal level of the story, operate in depth as well as on the surface, increasing the story in every direction.” (334) Understanding the elements within a story not only has superficial meanings, but hidden implications as well expand the reader’s knowledge and enjoyment. “O’Connor includes several symbols in A Good Man Is Hard to Find. For example, skies and weather are always symbolic to O’Connor, and she often uses such descriptions to reveal a character’s state of mind.” (103) To represent this technique take this excerpt from the story, “…the grandmother who half sat and half lay in a puddle of blood with her legs crossed under her like a child’s and her face smiling up at a cloudless sky.” (309) Upon first glance we might miss the true meaning in this passage, which is the grandmothers receiving of salvation and happiness in her final moment. O’Connor’s use of symbolism causes the reader to dig deeper into a story, so be mindful of
Another of the principal themes in this novel is the theme of maturity. The two rivers that are part of the Devon School property symbolize how Gene and Finny grow up through the course of the novel. The Devon River is preferred by the students because it is above the dam and contains clean water. It is a symbol of childhood and innocence because it is safe and simple. It is preferred which shows how the boys choose to hold onto their youth instead of growing up. The Naguamsett is the disgustingly dirty river which symbolizes adulthood because of its complexity. The two rivers intermingle showing the boys’ changes from immature individuals to slightly older and wiser men.
Symbolism is strongly represented through Kaplan’s short story. The symbols represented are the ocean, the killing of the doe and the woods. Visiting the ocean for the first time at the Jersey Shore was new for Andy. Since then she had been awfully frightened of the ocean. She believes the ocean to be a huge, vast that constantly moved, keeps shifting
The presence of symbolism throughout the novel is undeniable. Each of the symbols in the work are representative of a certain aspect of the characters lives. Dreams showed readers the desire of characters to escape their realities. The twins that Senora Valencia gives birth to are clearly meant to represent the neighboring nations of Haiti and The Dominican Republic. Water is primarily symbolic of life and death, but in this case readers are expected to come to their own conclusions regarding the river. Using these symbols allows the author to make discrete yet important additions to her writing without disrupting the format of the novel. Aside from serving as a benefit to the authors writing style, they can also be seen as an artistic addition which brings the entire novel to a different level. The use of symbolism in The Farming of Bones is not only extraordinarily well written but also completely essential to the story as a whole.
Mostly on every story, a person, place, or even an object can be described or represented more than what it actually really is. It’s just trying explain more than what the author is trying to get across the story, but it also makes you think twice about what it’s trying to say to show through the main idea. There is all sorts of symbols like the multiply sign is used to show that they double the number of what they’re trying to solve. Colors may also be used to show symbolism like they can make you label certain things and it symbolizes the object you labeled with the color.
Symbolism is commonly used by authors that make short stories. Guin is a prime example of how much symbolism is used in short stories such as “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” and “Sur.” In both of these stories Guin uses symbolism to show hidden meanings and ideas. In “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” there is a perfect Utopian city, yet in this perfect city there is a child locked in a broom closet and it is never let out. A few people leave the city when they find out about the child, but most people stay. Furthermore, in “Sur” there is a group of girls that travel to the South Pole and reach it before anyone else, yet they leave no sign or marker at the South Pole. Guin’s stories are very farfetched and use many symbols. Both “Sur” and “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” have many symbols such as colors, characters, objects, and weather. The four types of symbols that Guin uses help the readers understand the themes in her short stories. Although her stories are farfetched, they need symbolism in them or the reader would not understand the theme; therefore the symbols make Guin’s stories much more enjoyable.
The entire story was a symbol of Needy’s life. The setting in the story was symbolic to the way Needy was feeling. Needy’s life was diminishing right before his eyes, and he did not realize it. The different changes in the story represented how much Needy’s life had gradually changed over time. By reading the story the reader can tell that Needy was in a state of denial.
Symbols are very important in the story "Cat and Mouse" by Lisa Metzgar. Lisa tells the story of a woman dealing with issues from a small mouse in her house, to not wanting to be married. Animals are used throughout the story to symbolize underlying issues. The reason for the story being called what it is instead of just plain 'mouse' is because both the cat and the mouse represent Marcy at one point. The mouse is a symbol of her in that it is trying to escape the traps that are out for it. This is the same way that she is trying to avoid being tied down by the people in her life. The cat can also represent Marcy after it has taken the poison, symbolizing what will happen to her if she allows others to determine her happiness.