Symbolism In John Bell Clayton's In The White Circle

In the White Circle by John Bell Clayton, the author uses symbolism throughout the story in many different ways, adding more depth to the story.

John Bell Clayton uses the name Anvil to symbolize who Anvil is and seems to be. Anvil’s character is portrayed as a bully and that’s all there is to him. Much like an actual anvil, if you were to look at it from the top it is flat and simple. As the story goes on, more layers of who he is revealed. Anvil was sculpted into seeming like a heartless person by his abusive father, much like an anvil is hammered into something else. In addition to Anvil’s name giving his character more depth, the author did the same for an additional character in the story. Clayton named the antagonist Tucker as