Meaning is gained from a literary text at both a literal and also a symbolic level. Literary devices are the most direct way in which an author reinforces the themes of a novel. ... In the novel, one of the most significant literary devices used by Winton is symbolism, which plays upon the aesthetic sensibilities harbored by the text's audience and provides insight and deeper understanding to the themes of the novel. ... This lady, filled with "missionary purpose that came upon her like the flu" took in young Aboriginal girls and "aimed to make ladies of them so they could set an example...

• Word Count: 1957
• Approx Pages: 8

A prime example of this is when Amir attempts to join Baba and his friends in his "smoking room". ... He gives Amir an unquantifiable amount of confidence in his own ability to make the most of his literary skills. ... He highlights Amir's remarkable ability to add complex literary devices subconsciously, specifically irony. ... Another example of Rahim giving Amir the necessary support is when he tells him "There is a way to be good again" (226). ...

• Word Count: 1789
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

The author uses a frame, a literary device to remind him of himself. ... The best example here is the article he found in a newspaper ("hundred most important books of Western Civilization") where the professor told the reporter that those books were the very bases of his education. ...

• Word Count: 2210
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School