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  • Religious and Traditional Symbols in the Lottery

    Religious and Traditional Symbols in the Lottery

    Religious groups encourage and enforce conformity of their social norms and beliefs upon their members. Religious traditions are usually passed on from parent to child at an early age. In “The Lottery,” Shirley Jackson reveals the tradition of the lottery and how all of the villagers conform to the ritual of a human sacrifice. Growing up with an exceptionally religious father I can relate to way of thinking of the villagers that traditions are accepted

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Edward
  • Symbolism and Imagery in Gatsby

    Symbolism and Imagery in Gatsby

    F. Scott Fitzgerald uses many different variations of literary devices to portray the corruption of the American dream in The Great Gatsby. He portrays the American dream as a goal to gain wealth and show it off extravagantly to gain social class. Fitzgerald successfully integrates symbolism and imagery into the novel to express his views of the American dream. An integral part of The Great Gatsby was the symbolism Fitzgerald used to get across his

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    Essay Length: 556 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Jack
  • Theme Huckleberry Finn Essay

    Theme Huckleberry Finn Essay

    The book Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, has many themes that appear throughout the text. One such theme is that people must live outside of society to be truly free. If one lives outside of society, then they do not have to follow all of its laws and try to please everyone. They would not be held back by the fact that if they do something wrong, they would be punished for doing it. This

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: July
  • The Effects of Symbols on “say Yes”

    The Effects of Symbols on “say Yes”

    The Effects of Symbols On “Say Yes” The author of the short story "Say Yes," Tobias Wolff, uses a number of symbols to express his different views on racism throughout the story. Wolff uses this literary device to express a message to his readers. Symbols, something representing something else by association resemblance or convention, are used efficiently in this short story. Wolff uses colors to symbolize a hatred for an alternative race in this short

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Top
  • Symbols

    Symbols

    In our society, darkness tends to be the primary characteristic of evil. A black cat, a dark and stormy night, and a dark alley, for instance, are all modern day symbols of wickedness and evil. Authors many times will use these and other symbols to describe an evil character or setting. William Shakespeare employs the imagery of darkness throughout his play of Macbeth. He uses dark images often to describe instruments of disorder and the

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Janna
  • Themes of a Midsummer Nights Dream

    Themes of a Midsummer Nights Dream

    Themes of A Midsummer Night’s Dream Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a play that relies on opposing themes to generate the events in the play. The antitheses of order and disorder, reality and dream, amity and enmity, and harmony and dissonance represent the thematic oppositions of the play. There are also character antitheses that stem of the themes, for example how the peaceful relationship of Hippolyta and Theseus represents order and the volatile relationship

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Jessica
  • How Does Steinbeck's Distinctive Use of Language/ Structure/ Imagery Contribute to the Themes in of Mice and Men?

    How Does Steinbeck's Distinctive Use of Language/ Structure/ Imagery Contribute to the Themes in of Mice and Men?

    How does Steinbeck’s distinctive use of language/ structure/ imagery contribute to the themes in Of Mice And Men? The overriding themes in Of Mice And Men are those of the American dream and the theme of friendship and loyalty between the characters, especially between George and Lennie. The fragility of these dreams is what Of Mice And Men is based around. These themes and relationships are shown throughout the book in a number of ways

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    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Symbolism of the Tell-Tale Heart

    Symbolism of the Tell-Tale Heart

    Symbolism in Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” In Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart”, the narrator claims that he is not “mad” but his behavior tells a different story. He is truly determined to destroy another male human being, not because of jealousy or animosity but because “one of his eyes resembled that of a vulture- a pale blue eye, with a film over it” (1206). The narrator sees the man with this ghastly eye as

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    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Mike
  • Theme of Colonization in Heat of Darkness

    Theme of Colonization in Heat of Darkness

    Theme of colonization in Heat of Darkness The growth of liberalism and colonialism as social and political forces took place almost simultaneously in the beginning of 19th century. Colonialism is related to the concept of imperialism. The English novelists who are concerned with the problem of colonialism are mainly E.M Forster and Joseph Conrad. Colonialism and imperialism are shaping forces in their novels. Forster’s liberalism and his depiction of the colonialism are never introduced in

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    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Edward
  • Symbols in James Joyce’s "araby"

    Symbols in James Joyce’s "araby"

    James Joyce’s Symbolic “Araby” James Joyce’s “Araby”, a story filled with symbolic images of church, religion, death, and decay. It is the story of youthful, sacred adoration of a young boy directed at a nameless girl, known only as Mangan’s sister. After visiting “Araby”, the mystical place in which he is trying to find the beauty missing from the church as well as his soul, the young narrator realizes his infatuation is misguided as the

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    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Bred
  • Oedipus Rex and the Theme of Blindness

    Oedipus Rex and the Theme of Blindness

    Sophocles’s play, “Oedipus the King” is one of the most well known of the Greek tragedies. The play’s interesting plot, along with the incredible way it is written are only two of the many reasons why two thousand years later, it is still being read and viewed. For those who are not familiar with the story of “Oedipus the King”, it is written about the results of a curse put on King Oedipus which claims

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    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Symbolism in the Stone Angel

    Symbolism in the Stone Angel

    A symbol is a literary device used by the author to portray an idea to the reader. In Margaret Laurence's, The Stone Angel, the stone angel is a symbol used to heighten the reader's understanding of the characteristics of Hagar Shipley. First, the stone angel is used to show Hagar's pride in the Currie family name. She prizes the stone angel because it is expensive and imported from Italy to honour a mother Hagar never

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    Essay Length: 414 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Lottery: Symbolism

    The Lottery: Symbolism

    The Lottery: Symbolism Essay submitted by Kerri Gun In "The Lottery," Shirley Jackson uses symbolism to make us aware of the pointless nature of humanity regarding tradition and violence. The story starts off on a beautiful summer day in a small town. The author describes the day as very euphoric but strikes a contrast between the atmosphere of the town and the atmosphere of the people gathered in the square. The atmosphere is subdued, where

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    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Artur
  • Symbolism in Fahrenheit 451

    Symbolism in Fahrenheit 451

    There are examples of symbolism in the book, Fahrenheit 451. There are several examples of symbolism for The Hearth and the Salamander, in the book Fahrenheit 451. The three main symbols that are being focused on are the salamander, the snake, and the names of the characters in the book. There are many examples of symbolism from The Hearth and the Salamander, in the book Fahrenheit 451 is now found in the next few paragraphs.

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Tommy
  • A Symbolism Analysis of “barn Burning”

    A Symbolism Analysis of “barn Burning”

    A Symbolism Analysis of “Barn Burning” In William Faulkner’s 1939 short story “Barn Burning,” a young boy, Colonel Sartoris Snopes (Sarty), is faced with and forced to endure the abusive and destructive tendencies of his father, Abner Snopes. As the story unfolds, several examples can be found to illustrate Faulkner’s use of symbolism to allow the reader to sense the disgust for Abner Snopes, the significance in the lack of color usage throughout the story,

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Victor
  • Lord of the Flies: Symbolism

    Lord of the Flies: Symbolism

    Lord of the Flies: Symbolism Imagine a group of young boys who have just crash-landed on a deserted tropical island with no adults or supervision. William Golding showed in his ground breaking novel Lord of the Flies, what may happen in just those circumstances. In his very complicated and diverse novel Golding brings out many ideas and uses many literary devices. Above all others though comes symbolism of three main important objects being the conch,

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Bred
  • Explaining the Symbol of the Sea

    Explaining the Symbol of the Sea

    Explaining the Symbol of the Sea • Woman: o “se is very kind and beautiful but she can be so cruel [also]” pg 29 o “the moon affects her as it does a woman” pg 30 o “the old man always thought of her as feminine” pg 30 • Deep/Dark and Mysterious: o “the water was dark blue now, so dark that it was almost purple” pg 35 o “the sea was very dark and

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Janna
  • Symbolism in William Blakes "the Rose"

    Symbolism in William Blakes "the Rose"

    In William Blake’s poem, “A Poison Tree”, Blake presents a story of developing anger, and the consequences of this anger if left unexpressed. Blake employs many metaphors to get the story across, some of which pertain to certain biblical imagery. The title of the poem itself uses “Tree” as a metaphor for growth or development. Thus, the poem is about a poisonous growth, which in this case, is anger. The first 4 lines of the

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Max
  • How Does Dickens Use the First Four Chapters of ‘hard Times'to Introduce the Characters and Themes of the Novel?

    How Does Dickens Use the First Four Chapters of ‘hard Times'to Introduce the Characters and Themes of the Novel?

    How does Dickens use the first four chapters of ‘Hard Times’ to introduce the characters and themes of the novel? Charles Dickens wrote ‘Hard Times’ in 1854. He had a number of reasons for writing it. Firstly, he wished to educate readers about the working conditions of some of the factories in the industrial towns. He wanted to demonstrate how appallingly the affluent factory workers treated the poverty-stricken working people. This is an issue Dickens

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Max
  • Theme

    Theme

    Theme is a concept that can be related to all works of literature ranging from short stories to novels. Theme, which is sometimes used in the same sense as motif to signify recurring concepts in literature, refers mainly to the arguments or general ideas expressed by a literary work, whether it is implied or explicitly stated. In the short story “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. theme played a vital role in the stories general

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Janna
  • How Important Are the Witches to Macbeth? Discuss the Effects of the Witches on Character, Plot, Themes and Audience

    How Important Are the Witches to Macbeth? Discuss the Effects of the Witches on Character, Plot, Themes and Audience

    Topic: How important are the witches to Macbeth? Discuss the effects of the witches on character, plot, themes and audience. In the play of ‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare the witches have an important effect on Macbeth, the characters, the plot, the theme and the audience. They help construct the play and without them it would have been a totally different story line. The three weird sisters influence Macbeth in his acts, they effect characters lives,

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Theme on Emily Dickinson

    Theme on Emily Dickinson

    Anthony J. Buchanan English 203 1:00 MWF, Theme #3 Oct. 25, 2000 Poems of Emily Dickinson Thesis of my paper that I am trying to prove to the reader is that Emily Dickinson is a brilliant extraordinary writer. She talks about mortality and death within her life and on paper in her poem works. Although she lived a seemingly secluded life, Emily Dickinson's many encounters with death influenced many of her poems and letters. Perhaps

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Janna
  • Langston Hughes - Theme Analysis

    Langston Hughes - Theme Analysis

    Langston Hughes’s stories deal with and serve as a commentary of conditions befalling African Americans during the Depression Era. As Ostrom explains, “To a great degree, his stories speak for those who are disenfranchised, cheated, abused, or ignored because of race or class.” (51) Hughes’s stories speak of the downtrodden African-Americans neglected and overlooked by a prejudiced society. The recurring theme of powerlessness leads to violence is exemplified by the actions of Sargeant in

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    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Color Symbolism in Great Gatsby

    Color Symbolism in Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is full of symbols and symbolic ideas. Fitzgerald portrays important messages in the novel by his symbolic use of color, names, places and characters. A lot of important messages in the novel are conveyed by color symbolism. Colors are an important part in Fitzgerald’s description of the lives of Jay Gatsby, Nick Carraway and the other characters. The color grey is used to descbribe the valley of ashes

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    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Violence and Conflict Are Central to ‘romeo and Juliet'.Discuss This Theme with Reference to Act 3, Scene 1 and one Other Scene.

    Violence and Conflict Are Central to ‘romeo and Juliet'.Discuss This Theme with Reference to Act 3, Scene 1 and one Other Scene.

    Violence and Conflict are central to ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Discuss this theme with reference to Act 3, Scene 1 and one other scene. The play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ was written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1594 and 1596. It is set in the Italian city of Verona and tells the tale of the tragic demise of two lovers, Romeo and Juliet, attributable to the bitter blood feud between their families, the Capulets and the Montagues.

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Vika

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