The first of my examples will spawn from the poem, The Raven, written by Edgar Allan Poe. Symbols in this story can include: Nevermore, the raven, , the darkness, and the weather. Nevermore can be related to the knowledge of something the narrator has done, this may be why he repeats never more. Next, the darkness when the narrator opens the door could symbolize loneliness in the man. “Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door: This it is and nothing more” and the previous mention of the narrator wishing for it to be tomorrow and wanting his books to end his sorrow. This shows evidence of possible loneliness. Then, the weather, being stormy, can be there just for a setting, or it can be there to represent the steady down fall into insanity for our narrator. …show more content…
There is a large plethora of symbolism in this narrative, as Douglass had an innate way of using symbols. One instance of his symbolism in in the 6 of Douglass’s novels, where, when Douglass meets his new mistress and he describes her as a pure being. This is a direct symbol of, say, Jesus; who lived in a pure existence in the