The Fog Horn Symbolism

Symbolism is used when one thing is meant to represent something else. In Ray Bradbury’s story “The Fog Horn”, the setting takes place in a tower that is near the “mysteries of the sea”. There were two protagonists followed in the plot, Johnny and McDunn. They work in a lighthouse at night and the horn alerts all the ships in danger from the fog. As the story progresses, the writer is making the reader anxious due to the occurrence of events. Ray Bradbury included many things that represents the theme of the story such as archetypes, relationships, etc. The main thing that represents the story is the sea monster. For instance, Johnny produces a sound from the lighthouse whether someone understands “the sadness of eternity and the