I always questioned meanings of stories told to me, but I was never given the answers I was looking for. ... I will not use this story though, for purely superstitious reasons (just in case). ... In a dream context, the rich symbolism of Cinderella's story clearly has meanings lurking beneath the surface of her unconsciousness. ... In dream analysis the animals have significant meanings. ...
Stonehenge followers and archeologists believe that the Windmill Hill people constructed and gave meaning to Stonehenge through their genius and primitive tools. ... Even if the Druids did not actually assemble these ruins, they may well have executed rituals there and comprehends its astronomical meanings and purposes. ... This unfathomable theory is based on religious and superstitious beliefs, and it is hardly based on research concluded by astronomers and archeologists. ...
Elizabethans also gave superstitious explanations for changing weather and season, phase of life, and sickness and death (59-63). ... He was still a young man so he was happy to enjoy the realities of life rather that ask about its meanings (Schiller 200). ... He doesn't attach any particular meaning or significance to them, nor does he give them any special powers or control over humans. ...
Certain superstitious and religious beliefs like the importance of the Oracle of the Hilles and Caves are also highlighted. ... Other tales which gives meaning to their culture include: their human sacrifices, mutilation of a diseased Ogbanje child, the Osu practice, the belief in juju medicine, the spirit possession, and the belief of the divinity of a python. ...
It is significant to point out and compare the superstitious beliefs of the characters in King Lear to indicate just how deeply ingrained these tendencies were in the mindsets of Elizabethan citizenry. ... So, Ursa Major has no astrological meaning in that sense at all. ...
It is not until the next sentence that Hawthorne disclaims the phenomenon by writing: "A superstitious old woman was the only witness of the prodigy- (Hawthorne 1283). ... As not to leave the reader unsatisfied, during the course of the funeral scene, Hawthorne twists the same story to enlighten the readers of the true meaning of the veil. ...
Characters in tall tales are often considered "larger than life,"" meaning they exhibit extraordinary qualities (Wilson 21). ... Critics have recognized Jim as a complex character, at once a superstitious and ignorant stereotype but also an intelligent human being who conveys more depth than the narrator is aware of. ... In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Injun Joe is known as a "half-breed,"" meaning he is half-white and half Native American. ...
