The Symbolism Of Curtis 'Relationships In The Short Story Knife'

The short story “Knife”, is about Curtis’ previous life. In the beginning, the main character has a flashback during school. It was his eleventh birthday and his father gave a pocket knife to Curtis as a birthday gift. His pocket knife displays the Curtis’ bonds and character’s temper throughout the whole story. His relationship with others are positive and may be negative sometimes. For example, his relationship with the seal that he found in the lake. His parents can represent the pessimistic side of the relationship.

One of the symbolism that the swedish army pocket knife represent is relationships that the characters have. In early dayrise, Curtis was resting on the deck of the rowboat and suddenly, a seal rushes out of the water. He