In John Steinbeck’s “The Chrysanthemums”‚ the reader visits Salinas Valley‚ California‚ where we meet a depression era ranch wife Elisa Allen. Elisa‚ married but lacks children takes great care in gardening‚ specifically raising Chrysanthemums or mums. Steinbeck exercises setting to create to an environment that reflects that Elisa has a lack of fulfillment. This includes extreme care of her “mums”‚ the environment surrounding her‚ also‚ how she covers up her femininity while gardening. As the story
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“The Story of an Hour” is a short story written by Kate Chopin. In this story‚ there are a lot of symbols. They range from as little as an open window‚ to as big as heart disease. Symbols can be very crucial to literature‚ and the story’s meaning. The symbols in this story are very interesting to me. I do not think the story would be as meaningful as it is if they were not included. When Mrs. Mallard first goes up to her room‚ she is described as being‚ “pressed down by a physical exhaustion that
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In John Steinbeck’s “The Chrysanthemums” Elisa Allen shows how women are being oppressed and trapped in a man’s world. Steinbeck does a good job developing the theme over the course of the story. Steinbeck uses many symbols to get his point across. In the first paragraph the theme is displayed when the narrator states the Salinas Valley is like living in a closed pot. A few paragraphs later the chrysanthemum flower is used as a symbol to display the theme. Finally‚ Elisa’s clothes are used to show
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The Greeks believed that‚ when death occurs‚ the spirit leaves‚ then the body prepared for burial. The Kroisos Kouros is a free-standing archaic grave marker representing a male youth. In particular‚ Kroisos is a marble statue used to mark the resting place of a male warrior. The Kroisos suggests the idea of immortality as the statues represent the warrior. Grave markers are primarily dedicated to a person‚ depiction of living family members indicates the necessity‚ for a public display of the
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Tangerine‚ a realistic fiction novel written by Edward Bloor‚ is about a dysfunctional family and the family’s dark secrets. Motif is a repeated element‚ such as an image‚ a symbol‚ or a theme in a work of literature‚ the motif of “sight” is used often in the novel and plays a huge role in the novel and symbolizes the harmful and positive affects of hiding the truth. Through the motif of “sight”‚ the main character‚ Paul‚ has a growing understanding of his friends‚ family‚ and himself. The first
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The ability to fly‚ their song‚ their feathers‚ and their uniqueness are what make birds special in this world. This extravagant creature symbolizes freedom‚ and the variety of colors can express many emotions such as; yellow for happiness‚ green-content‚ blue-despair‚ and finally orange symbolizes joy. The short story titled Trifles written by Susan Glaspell expresses the issue women faced in the early eighteenth century of oppression and discrimination. Through Mrs. Peters and Hales unwillingness
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Daoism is a philosophy that uses images and allegories to explain its concepts of balance and harmony‚ two of it’s main aspects. By understanding the analogy of the wheel‚ one can better understand Daoism and many of its principles. The image of the wheel symbolizes the Dao: the ultimate being of perfect harmony‚ egolessness‚ and fullness. The wheel represents the way that the Dao substantially stays the same‚ but moves and changes places. It incorporates aspects of typical Daoist compliments: it
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"The Hobbit" By Arthur Chen In The Hobbit‚ names are more than just coincidences or appellations - they are symbolic of characteristics embodied by the characters to whom they belong. Not only do their names portray their characteristic‚ but their actions do as well. Some characters supporting this idea are Gandalf and Gollum. Gandalf literally means " wand-elf." A "wand-elf" is an elf who is using a magical device to enhance his magical powers‚ bringing him to a higher echelon. Therefore
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Gandalf the wizard served as a mentor to Bilbo. Gandalf is an experienced and trusted adviser who is wise and helps Bilbo become accepted by Thorin and guides him through when Bilbo needed him. Although‚ Bilbo didn’t want to go on the quest Gandalf didn’t take no for answer. Gandalf believed and saw something in Bilbo‚ but he wanted Bilbo to realize it for himself. Bilbo Baggins symbolizes an act of bravery by going on the quest and in the process it may ruin his family’s good name. Bilbo’s life
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The Swimmer is based on a man not being able to deal with the present. He is mostly in denial through every part of the story and every character he meets expresses how much he is in denial‚ and shows he has an alcohol problem which he is covering up the depressed state he is in‚ and cant face the fact his entire family is gone. The story begins with Neddy Merrill lounging at a friend’s pool on a mid- summer’s day. After Ned decides to travel home by swimming through neighbors pools is where the
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