personality‚ whether it is‚ an idea in particular‚ or a thing that is part of his surroundings. One of the most noticeable symbols in the story is the red hunting hat. The hat symbolizes Holden ’s uniqueness and his desire to be the one who stands out from the crowd. He also uses the hat as a method to avoid people. "What I did was‚ I pulled the old peak of my hunting hat around to the front‚ then pulled it way down over my eyes. That way I couldn ’t see a thing." (Salinger‚ 21) The way the hat looks
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The Congo River encloses the Congo to represent a barrier between light‚ the outside‚ and dark‚ the inside of Africa. In Joseph Conrad’s novel‚ Heart of Darkness‚ the Congo River symbolizes movement and a journey into one’s inner spirit. The main character Marlow is on a journey to Africa to meet Kurtz‚ a man of great abilities. Marlow joins The Company‚ a trading company in the Congo‚ in order to be able to travel. Marlow’s journey takes course on the Congo River whose current is flowing strong
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The grasshopper and the Bell Cricket could symbolize many things. In my opinion‚ the grasshopper symbolizes common love and the bell cricket symbolizes rare love. “And finally‚ to your clouded. wounded heart‚ even a true bel cricket will seem like a grasshopper” (Kawabata 68) Another symbolic movement in the story is when the boy finds the grasshopper and the girl comes along to tell all of the kids that it was a bell cricket and not a grasshopper. The boy was not able to recognize the bell cricket
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world"‚ he finds himself in many sticky situations. The pearl causes evil to suddenly appear in Kino’s life‚ and he has to decide what to do in order to protect his family and give them a better life in the future. To some the pearl may symbolize greed. To others‚ it may symbolize human nature‚ or an illusion. Your outlook on the pearl might even change because of what religion you practice. The pearl is a lot of things‚ and complex is definitely one of them. Greed‚ the narcissistic desire to have
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"The Great Gatsby" is a book full of symbolism. On a large‚ political scope the book itself is a symbol of the materialism of the twenties. Many of the symbols in the book are given their meaning by the characters - who are symbols in and of themselves. To make this last point‚ it is only necessary to look at Gatsby himself. Gatsby is‚ in a nutshell‚ the American Dream corrupted. He has worked hard to obtain everything he owns‚ often using illegal means to do so‚ but can enjoy none of it because
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girls to wear a veil that covers most of their faces. The girls at Marjanes school‚ including her friends‚ do not like the veil‚ particularly because they do not understand why they must wear it. The veil is one example that the writer uses to symbolize how restrictive and conservative the government was in Iran. The implementation of this government policy‚ that of wearing the veil‚ captures the repressiveness
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The Scarlet Ibis serves as an appropriate symbol in the story “The Scarlet Ibis” because it symbolizes Doodle’s death. When Doodle is born he is not expected to live long. However he proved everyone wrong. Doodle’s life‚ from when he was born till his tragic death mirrored the Scarlet Ibis’s because of the similaires they have‚ and they share alot of memories in red. Doodle was born red and died in run When Doodle sees the Ibis perching up on the bleeding tree from his window‚ he began to run outside
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are shaped like horns of the hart. People from neighboring tribes have respectfully contributed to the rich decorations and complicated designs. When Grendel invades the hall‚ he knows that he strikes at the very heart of the Scyldings. The hall symbolizes community‚ the concept of comitatus‚ and the achievements of the Scyldings. The hall symbolized community by it being the place where the Danes felt safe. It is a safe haven from the hazards of the dangerous world outside. The king would sleep
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In this novel by Conrad Richter‚ the end of the New Mexico frontier as seen through the eyes of Hal‚ the nephew of one of the last great cattle ranchers. As civilization encroaches even onto that remote region‚ Colonel Jim Brewton symbolizes the last struggle and eventual submission of the land to the inevitable development of the forces of society. Jim was lord of his cattle ranch in which he had loved so much. Lutie Cameron was the gentle‚ cultivated woman he brought
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My ally is my Uncle George for many reasons. The main being that he is my role model because of what he has achieved in sports. What he has done is more than anything I have ever done. I want to be like him at football. He has always been someone I looked up to. My goal is to be like he was in highschool because of his talent in football. What he has achieved is beyond anything I have ever seen someone do. My dream is to be at his level of excellence and be on varsity next year. He is also my
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