The symbols make the story more mystical and meaningful. ... Heart of Darkness contains many symbols throughout it that have much more meaning that they appear to have. ... In most stories and novels black is the symbolic color of death or sadness, loneliness or greed, but the color that represents those words in Heart of Darkness is white. ... The Thames and Congo River are a big symbol in Heart of Darkness. ... The most important symbol in the novel Heart of Darkness is darkness itself. ...

• Word Count: 923
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

In fact, Jean Rhys uses floral symbols to show the mental condition of the novel's principal character. ... The first and most important floral symbol in the novel is the garden at the estate of Coulibri. ... This is an image for the man's downfall into greed, because, knowingly, a snake enticed Adam to eat an apple from the tree of life, which was a great sin. Greed is a characteristic every human has to some extent, also the poor coloured Jamaican population. ... Jean Rhys uses symbols of every kind to a fairly great extent in her novel, though, the floral symbols play a major rol...

• Word Count: 854
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• Grade Level: High School

Basquiat points to corruption and exploitation in the conquering of lands and natives for the purposes of greed. ... Basquiat hints to his feeling that corruption and abuse are directly linked with greed and capitalism. ... In his 1984 Untitled painting, he centers his work around the boxed phrase "GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL ©- symbol and uses these same consumeristic symbols with everyday things like colors and the miracle of birth. ... This is a statement voicing the opinion that even the purest of ideas and the most innocent concepts are manipulated for greed and profit. ... These are the symbols...

• Word Count: 1968
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Protestant and American Polity and American Greed America asserts the separation of church and state, but the politicians are always using protestant's doctrines to support their policies. ... As a result, the Greed of America is to provide a democratic environment for the citizens; it does not care whether you are a black or white, gay or straight, young or old, you are both blessed. ... Early puritans believe that wealthy is the symbol to be selected by God. ... American dream has been mentioned in many literary masterpieces; Self-made, self-invented millionaire Jay Gatsby embodies so...

• Word Count: 981
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Macbeth is definitely responsible for his actions in the novel, through the theme of greed, although some influences altered his true abilities. ... But, Macbeth is already so seized over the thought of becoming king, and his greed has already set. ... He not only views it as a symbol of king, but as a symbol of complete power, and domination which completely destroys the life of Macbeth. ... Greed overcame her as well, and she pressured Macbeth into killing the present king, Duncan. " To alter favor ever is to fear. ... Greed completely overtook the life of Macbeth, and his Lady Macbeth. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Greed leads to corruption. ... The song, "Beasts of England" (32) was a symbol for hope; hope that someday they could live a life of freedom and enjoyment. Meanwhile the windmill was a symbol for industry and slavery. ... Napoleon's greed is what corrupted the society of Animal Farm. This greed was presented early as he framed and ridded his competition, Snowball. ...

• Word Count: 612
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• Grade Level: High School

The specs are a symbol of man's ability to perceive and think, man's greed, and the boys" vision of civilization. ... The fact that he wears glasses is a symbol of his intelligence. ... Piggy's glasses are a stereotypical symbol of intelligence, a useful tool that shows man's innovativeness for good or bad, and a symbol of blind prejudiced and cruelty that man can possess. ... At the end of this scene, the immense evil represented by this powerful symbol can once again be seen as Simon faints after looking into the wide mouth of the pig and seeing "blackness within, a ...

• Word Count: 970
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

In Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad reverses the tradition by using the color of white as a symbol for darkness and mystery. ... Symbols that associate with the color white do not mean purity and holiness; instead, white represents the power, corruption, and downfall of man. ... Conrad shows that these "pilgrims" (129) lose focus and become obsessed with greed; profits from the slave business and ivory trade have madly blinded these white men into darkness. ... The color white is a symbol for evil and ominous signs. In the novel where everything is associated with gloom and darkness, wh...

• Word Count: 572
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• Grade Level: High School

In Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad reverses the tradition by using the color of white as a symbol for darkness and mystery. ... Symbols that associate with the color white do not mean purity and holiness; instead, white represents the power, corruption, and downfall of man. ... Conrad shows that these "pilgrims" (129) lose focus and become obsessed with greed; profits from the slave business and ivory trade have madly blinded these white men into darkness. ... The color white is a symbol for evil and ominous signs. In the novel where everything is associated with gloom and darkness, w...

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• Grade Level: High School

This was strictly a symbol of power which was widely recognized. ... Marlow sees the corruption that greed can do to a man through Kurtz, leading to a theme within the work. ... Greed is a negative desire that everyone has, and Kurtz bases his actions around the extreme greed that he possesses. ... Marlow recognized the goal of Kurtz and established that greed is a corruption of man. ... He knows that greed is taking over and is a major corruption of man. ...

• Word Count: 615
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• Grade Level: High School

Many symbols develop over the course of the novel which helps the reader better portray the novel in relation with the symbols. ... The conch overall had a huge influence and was a symbol of order for the boys on the island. ... Hitler's plan to scapegoat the Jews was motivated by human greed and led to the despair of others. ... Many symbols in "Lord of the Flies" are used to explain the idea that inherent evil exists in all humans. It is a novel which illustrates some of the issues like greed, conflict, violence between a civilized society and inhumanity. ...

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When Coyotito, Kino's child is stung by the scorpion, the author shows an important symbol, which lays the groundwork for a multitude of things to come. ... Coyotito, too young to realize the danger of the situation was an innocent casualty of the destructive nature of greed. ... This goes to show that even good men can be corrupted and demonized by the power of greed. ...

• Word Count: 275
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

His greed for power and authority drives him to do things that are morally wrong. ... These factors feed these characters greed for power. ... A symbol displayed in both plays is cruelty and the need for authority. ...

• Word Count: 354
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• Grade Level: High School

The ashes in the Valley act as a symbol of the death of the American Dream. More specifically, they illustrate society and how what was once a pure and honest vision for success quickly turned into greed and selfishness. Consequently everything in the path of this greed became destroyed and lost. ... Another symbol of great importance is Gatsby's house. ... The Great Gatsby shows us the way people will fall into the hands of money, greed and power and get involved in illegal activities to get where they want and what they want. ...

• Word Count: 1611
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Have you ever heard the saying: "things are not always as they appear"? Have you ever thought that something represents one thing, but it really represents the exact opposite? In John Stienbeck's novel, The Pearl, Kino (the protagonist) perceives the pearl to symbolize many things. In the novel, the...

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• Grade Level: High School

Lawrence and "Araby- by James Joyce are made relevant by their use of symbols to portray what the author's point of view is on each respective subject of the short story. ... Paul's "magic- device in getting lucky is his toy horse, another symbol of the materialistic view of the family, particularly his mother. ... The mother totally encapsulates this idea and to a point her greed makes her cold to her children, even though to others she can hide her true feelings, "Nevertheless, when her children were present, she always felt the centre of her heart go hard. ... The mother is ...

• Word Count: 1024
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Fitzgerald uses these symbols to represent his true, literary voice. ... In showing this Fitzgerald uses the symbol of a single green light on the tip of daisy's East Egg dock. ... One symbol in witch this is shown is that of the "Eyes of Doctor T. ... The 1920s were a time of great American corruption, greed, materialism and immoral values of the upper and middle class. ... Scott Fitzgerald uses the symbols of: Daisy's Green light, Gatsby's wild parties, and the "Eyes of Doctor T. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In the short story "The Rocking Horse Winner D.H.Lawrence uses his characters as symbols in support of the theme that innocence cannot survive when confronted with greed and selfishness. ... Paul is a symbol of innocence. ... Secondly, the mother is a symbol of unquenchable greed. ... But he is faced with greed and selfishness in the forms of his mother and uncle, who should have been taking care of him, loving him, and looking out for his well-being. ...

• Word Count: 942
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• Grade Level: High School

Lawrence uses his characters as symbols in support of the theme, that innocence cannot survive when confronted with greed and selfishness. ... Paul is a symbol of innocence. ... The mother is a symbol of unquenchable greed. ... But he is faced with greed and selfishness in the forms of his mother and uncle, who should have been taking care of him, loving him, and looking out for his well-being. ...

• Word Count: 878
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• Grade Level: High School

The story represents the effects of greed, secrecy, consequence and the relationship between a mother and son. ... The voices are also a symbol of the supernatural because only the children can hear it. ... Oscar Cresswell, Paul's uncle plays a major influence in Paul's greed. ... The greed in the story falls into place through Oscar because Paul believes that his uncle is lucky because of what his mother had said. When Oscar takes Paul to the race meet, Lawrence writes, "his eyes were blue with fire," as a symbol of determination for Paul to witness his predictions. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Fitzgerald paints a vivid portrait of a land ruined by greed and wastefulness. ... Fitzgerald uses the " Valley of Ashes" to portray, the corruptiveness of wealth, it leads to a life of materialism and purposeless spending and ends in, the ugliness of the "Valley of Ashes", a symbol of wasted life and wasted land. ... In the Great Gatsby the monochromatic world, known as the "Valley of Ashes," is really a symbol of both a wasted land and exhausted people of an industrial society. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The setting, symbols, and the characters each contain light and dark images create the center theme of the novel. ... The river is the first of these symbols to appear in the story. ... The literal journey into the jungle is a metaphor, or a symbol, for the journey into the uncharted human soul. ...

• Word Count: 4389
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• Grade Level: High School

One might view the bicycle as a Freudian symbol for sex and the nun riding the bicycle might represent corruption of ideals. ... These are possibly symbols of change and loss and they are repeated because of a difficulty accepting what has happened. ... In The Devil's Backbone there is the murder of a child whose greed would drive him to do anything to get the gold he wants. ... It might be taken that luck is really a symbol for karma, the universal give and take. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

From the perfect beautiful Baldr in Snorri's myth, to the antagonizing power hungry warrior in Saxo's version he is an important symbol for the Norse religion and represents great beauty and goodness. ... In the "Death of Baldr", Baldr is archetypal symbol of Goodness and Beauty. ... Loki on the other hand is the archetypal symbol of deviance, disrespect, greed, and evil. ...

• Word Count: 630
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Scott Fitzgerald, the strong themes, motifs, and symbols stand out more than ever. ... Greed and lust are also very sought after and the velocity of increasing corruption of society, especially the upper class, is at its height. ... There are many symbols throughout the book, three of which stand out: the green light at the end of Daisy's dock, the valley of ashes, and the eyes of T. ... Since I already had an idea of what the themes and symbols of the book were I was able to pick them out the first time they appeared in the book, which added a great amount of value to my knowl...

• Word Count: 538
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School