English 10 HP October 25‚ 2013 Rough Draft Compare and Contrast Essay Holden Caulfield and Jay Gatsby external appearance would lead one to believe that they are just ordinary. Holden is the protagonist from J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye and his outward features would suggest that he is a typical sixteen year old boy‚ but in reality there is much more than meets the eye. He deceitful‚ reserved‚ and a critical human being with a complicated past that explains why he became this way. Gatsby
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When I think of an important cultural colors I think of the aboriginal flag. The flag is red and black with a yellow circle. The black stands for the Aboriginal people of Australia. The yellow circle represents the sun which gives life and protects them. The red represents the red earth which is used in ceremonies and shows the spiritual connection to the land. My personal color represents purple. I dress in a lot of purple clothes‚ my computer case and keyboard are purple. This color is
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Edgar Allan Poe is widely remembered for his gothic fiction works‚ often featuring the recurring theme of death. “The Masque of the Red Death” is no different. Poe uses different literary devices in his many works to help convey the meaning. The “Red Death” is no different. The theme is used to create the story’s base for the rest of the work. Imagery is used to help allow the reader to actually picture what’s going on based on the authors given description. Lastly‚ he uses symbolism to give the
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The lottery by Shirley Jackson‚ takes place in a flourishing small town‚ that has a tradition of a lottery once a year. The lottery has been practiced for as long as the citizens could remember‚ they do not remember why or how it came to be‚ but that it is tradition. Shirley Jackson uses symbolism in actions‚ names‚ and objects to tell the underlying meaning of the lottery. The lottery begins with what seems like the most innocent of actions‚ children playing‚ but foreshadows the evil and satanic
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Hemingway Crucifixion Symbolism Hemingway used short‚ simple sentences and writing methods‚ but his words carried imagery that displayed a deeper meaning. Hemingway managed to demonstrate his religion throughout his writing with literature techniques. All through the novel The Old Man and the Sea‚ Hemingway refers back to the bible by likening the old man to Jesus. Santiago is compared to Jesus in the novel by allusions and genuinely grand imagery throughout the text before
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CONTEMPORARY ICONOLOGY AND AFRICAN SACRED SYMBOLS Sophia Oduol‚ 2011 sophiaoduol@gmail.com Introduction The awareness of the power of iconography in communication can be traced back to the earliest civilizations of mankind. Production of type was through scratch marks made on flat surfaces using sharp objects. Twentieth century records show well developed type from Mesopotamia‚ Chinese calligraphy‚ Egyptian Hieroglyphics and Phoenician alphabet. How do you make any sense of history‚ art
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Marlon Griffith’s Symbols of Endurance at the Art Gallery of York University is an exhibit that showcases a very interesting set of pieces. This exhibit shows the many props and designs used for the street performance Ring of Fire which is also one of Marlon Griffiths works. It showcases the ideas of the 7 Symbols of Endurance‚ and they are represented through symbols‚ and also by characters. These characters are all very unique in their design‚ and how they are portrayed in the exhibit‚ as well
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written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez is full of objects and characters that are used as symbols to represent something more than just their existence in the book. The symbols within One Hundred Years of Solitude almost stick out like sore thumbs at times because of the constant referencing of certain objects or characters‚ but others may be a little harder to understand without reading between the lines. Four symbols from One Hundred Years of Solitude are
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Mice and Men uses many significant symbols to convey meanings about the human condition. Such symbols include hands to represent labour‚ cards to signify chance and taking a risk‚ and finally‚ rabbits to suggest ideas about achieving one’s hopes and dreams. Symbols are a key central device in delivering meaning‚ as they consistently repeated throughout the narrative and are typically associated with the novella’s many characters. The hand is a significant symbol that recurs throughout the novellas
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November 6th‚ 2012 Animal Farm: Society Symbols and History A story does not solely reside in one dimension; it exists in multiple dimensions brought forward through symbolism. Symbols are put in place to give a deeper meaning to words and expresses key points in the novel. In the novel Animal Farm‚ George Orwell uses symbolism to relate and reflect upon human society and its history. Orwell uses the farmhouse‚ the barn and the windmill to symbolize the ultimate power of the pigs and to
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