tattoo is a tree with the word family written on the side. The tree represents that his family will grow as one. He wants his family to grow with wisdom‚ strength‚ and protection. His family is what gives John strength and encouragement to be a better man. He knows that the love towards his family will never end‚ which is why he got a tattoo that reminds him that he and his family will never be separated. John wants his family to know that he cares for them. That he will never leave them for someone
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People tend to stroll through life ignoring the unimportant details‚ as people they tend to focus on the big picture and end up missing important information along the way. Throughout life certain situations may have been able to be solved if someone would have just paid attention to a smaller seemingly trivial piece of information. Writers in literature tend to use this life error within their works in order to provide more depth or to tell unwritten parts of the story they otherwise want to remain
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This‚ however‚ soon changes when she ventures into the woods. Walker has employed the woods to symbolize the dreaded unknown that characterizes life in the world. The fact that she depicts these woods as gloomy and damp is testament to this symbolism. It is in these woods that Myop eventually loses her innocence and is subsequently made aware of the
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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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Daisy symbolizes Gatsby’s ideals‚ while the “green light” represents Gatsby’s hopes and dreams. Also Gatsby is in love with Daisy‚ and all he wants is Daisy to be with him so he can be happy. This novel also includes the American Dream. FItzgerald used a lot of symbolism‚ to represent the characters. To begin with‚ Daisy Buchanan is a beautiful woman but she is also very selfish. Also since Jay Gatsby is in love with her‚ she is a very important character. The relationship Gatsby and Daisy have is
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story. In Beowulf‚ Grendel‚ Herot‚ Beowulf‚ and Grendel’s mother are some of the most important symbols in Beowulf. Grendel‚ and Grendel’s mother symbolize evil‚ while Beowulf could be view as good or as a savior to the people‚ and Herot represent the setting were the battle of good and evil take place. In Beowulf‚ Grendel symbolize evil and Beowulf symbolize good. “He was spawned in that slime conceived by a pair of those monsters born of Cain‚ murderous creature banished by God‚ punished forever for
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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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in others‚ and separate classes of people. Language is a key element in the expression of oneself. We will see how Marguerite sees Mrs. Flowers and how she changes her life forever with the understanding and importance of the spoken words and what it symbolizes. After being raped at the tender age of 8 years old‚ Marguerite Johnson entered into a cocoon. This was her haven against the world after she was raped. Marguerite explains‚ “I sopped around the house‚ the store‚ the school and the church
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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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and Holden loved Allie deeply.. When Allie died Holden smashed all the windows in the garages with his fists leaving cuts and blood all over his fists. Throughout the book Holden always seemed to be blaming himself. Allie is very important to this novel because he is the reason Holden has not grown up‚ and is flunking out of his school. The effect that Allie’s death had on Holden was extraordinary. He acts like a child throughout the book because he believes that if he grows up the memories will start
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