Theme in The Things They Carried In Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried, there was a definite and obvious emphasis on the word "carry-. ... Also, there was symbolism in the jumbo jet, in that the men believed they could be weightless and free. ... In The Things They Carried, the men also dealt with numerous different emotions brought on by war. They carried these emotions just as they carried their supplies; however, they could not put down the emotions of the war as they could the supplies. ... Therefore, the things the carried during the war and could not put down are wi...

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The Things They Carried In, The Things They Carried, Tim O"Brien drifts away from the trendy war novel in which the author describes actions in an attempt to place the reader in the war. ... However, he "carried a thumb dark brown, rubbery to the touch cut from a VC corpse" (13). This image evokes a picture of a hard-mannered, emotionally devoid soldier, carrying a severed finger as a trophy, proud of his kill. ... The extent to which Mary Anne transforms is magnified by O"Brien's adept use of symbolism to describe her. ...

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The Things They Carried & A Soldier's Sweetheart Difference Between Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong & A Soldier's Sweetheart Once a successful novel hits the market, producers are inclined to adapt the story into a movie. Since imagination, symbolism, and character psyches are explored in a novel, the movies tend to lack the luster of the original text. ... On the whole, this chapter in The Things They Carried is far superior to the film, The Soldier's Sweetheart, because it has thorough descriptions of characters" feelings, including symbolism concerning objects and importa...

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Some physical characteristics of Phoenix, such as her hair and eyes, contribute to the symbolism of youth and age in the story. ... A few phrases Christian symbolism are mentioned throughout the story including things that hint at Christmas. ... She describes the red and green electric lights and the red, green and silver wrapped gifts that a lady in the crowd is carrying. ... The symbolism in this story helps to remind the readers that everyday is a struggle and if they have a good enough cause not to give up, they could be, if not physically, mentally or spiritually revived. "The Lottery" su...

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His work is typically overflowing with symbolism, much of it derived from his Puritan ancestry. ... Throughout the story "Young Goodman Brown," Hawthorne uses symbolism in the names of his characters, the setting, and objects. ... The unnamed companion carried the staff that is shaped like a snake or serpent. ... The pink ribbons that Faith wears in her hair initially symbolize vulnerability and innocence, but when Goodman sees the ribbon falling through the air they represent his loss of Faith, his wife, and his loss of faith in God. ... Goodman realized that things aren't always what ...

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In the novel My Antonia by Willa Cather, the symbolism illustrates strength of spirit. First, the symbolism represents the strength or spirit that one finds within oneself. Second, the symbolism illustrates the strength that one draws from others. ... Jim says, "they were big and warm and full or light, like the sun shining on brown pools in the wood." ... The pioneers came to a new country to find that things are incredibly difficult; they used the land not only for food, but also as a strong hold from which they were able to draw strength to carry on in the rough times. ...

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In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, the author, Zora Neale Hurston uses a technique called symbolism with the characters to create a story. ... At the end, Janie discovers that one must do two things for themselves; they have to go to God, and they have to find out about living for themselves. While Janie is telling her story to her best friend Pheoby, Hurston uses symbolism to describe the oppression of women in that time. ... Black women, being the lowest, must carry on the work that the black man doesn't want to do. ... In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale...

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In layman terms, it is symbolism that is blatant and obvious. ... One is teaching the other about the human condition through allegory and symbolism. ... In front of this fire is a puppet stage, and people carry objects along behind the stage, so that they cast shadows on the cave wall in front of the prisoners. ... Later, he can see things reflected in water, and after that he can see the things themselves. ... "If they could lay hands on the man who was trying to set them free and lead them up, they would kill him" (par. 29). ...

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Symbolism In 'Master Harold' . . ... He tries to pretend they are not friends by acting strictly like a boss. Carrying on with this little man routine, Hally asks Sam to call him Master Harold. ... They begin talking about the art of dancing and how it can be seen as a metaphor of life. ... We've had the pretty dream, it's time now to wake up and have a good long look at the way things really are. ...

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Owl Eyes is standing in front of a wall of books just staring at them in amazement that they are real (50). ... Scott Fitzgerald also uses different places in the book as pieces of symbolism. ... The valley of ashes also carries a big piece of symbolism. ... The rich have no concern for the poor and so they just dump their waste in the valley. ... The author used symbolism to convey the way that things should be, as far as morals, and to give light to the immoral acts that occur in the book "The Great Gatsby"....

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Submitting to Symbolism Every great author posses the ability to create a novel deeply woven in symbolism and subliminal messages. ... Although the interpretation of symbols in the Heart of Darkness is elaborate, due to their simplicity they are often overlooked. ... However, Conrad often depicts many things usually associated with light to be dark in coincidence with the glittering light shed on dark images. ... Though they play an integral role in Heart of Darkness only three women are mentioned principally-the intended, Marlow's Aunt, and Kurtz's mistress. ... Another suc...

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Submitting to Symbolism Every great author posses the ability to create a novel deeply woven in symbolism and subliminal messages. ... Although the interpretation of symbols in the Heart of Darkness is elaborate, due to their simplicity they are often overlooked. ... However, Conrad often depicts many things usually associated with light to be dark in coincidence with the glittering light shed on dark images. ... Though they play an integral role in Heart of Darkness only three women are mentioned principally-the intended, Marlow's Aunt, and Kurtz's mistress. ... Another suc...

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Symbolism plays a major part in the play "Trifles.... "(Glaspell, 1930) The messiness of the kitchen leads the reader to believe a couple of things. ... When the characters examine the cage, they find that the cage itself was broken as it had one hinge pulled off the door. ... " Symbolism arises from the very first words of the play and is carried throughout the play by every character. ... Wright, the evidence even significance symbolism. ...

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Symbolism in J.D. ... Even though the stories and characters carry harsh moral lessons, they are quite intriguing and skillfully written. ... But once they get in they behave like pigs Naturally, after that they"re so fat they can't get out of the hole again. ... They get banana fever and they die (Salinger 16). ... Seymour acts unaffected by these things when he is on the beach with Sybil. ...

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"Her terrier fingers destroyed such pests before they could get started" (5-10). ... Sentiment & Symbolism The chrysanthemum has been the focus of Oriental adulation for centuries. ... Since chrysanthemums were considered the flower of the Chinese noble class, they were prohibited in a lower-class person's garden. ... They also presume that a single chrysanthemum petal placed in the bottom of a wine glass encourages a long and healthy life. Color Messages While chrysanthemums generally denote cheerfulness and rest, individual colors do carry specific messages: red for love, good l...

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In the short story "The Lottery," Shirley Jackson uses characterization and symbolism to emphasize that tradition is resistant to change. ... Not only were the grown-ups caught up in this event, but the children were involved also, so they will be carrying out the lottery to the next generation. ... The same black box is described with its repetitive use, just like a repetitive tradition that is carried out. ... Traditions have been carried throughout life and continue to this day, and the author uses characterization and symbolism to highlight this. ... People continue to watch diff...

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The disturbing glow of Edgar Allan Poe's stories and poems come from all of the detail and symbolism that goes into them. ... In "The Masque of the Red Death," Poe uses symbolism through the colors of the rooms, the clock that counts down time, and the characters at the ball in order to discuss man's eventual appointment with death. ... (Poe 269) Every hour, the clock would go off and the masqueraders would stop and listen and then carry on with whatever they had been doing before (Poe 270). ... All fear this form and hope that they aren't who he's looking for. ......

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In the fictional tale, "Hills Like White Elephants," writer Ernest Hemingway uses symbolism and imagery to depict a couple in the mist of a crisis. ... Although the word abortion is never used in the story, the reader understands the concept through Hemingway's symbolism. ... Especially all the things you've waited so long for, like absinthe" (334). ... As the couple carry on with their drinks, the man continues to bring up the subject of abortion. ... They were all waiting reasonably for the train" (337). ...

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The imagery of blood is used to symbolize different things and meanings. ... The symbolism of blood switches from courage to evil before Duncan is murdered. ... They must lie there. Go, carry them and smear The sleepy grooms with blood," (2.2.62-64). ... By changing the symbolism of blood throughout Macbeth, Shakespeare depicts how the act of killing shifts as well as how Macbeth and Lady Macbeth transform because they are affected by the murders....

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The first symbolism of time is used to set the mood of the era. ... Although most were never actually invited, they still attended because it is the thing to do for this era. ... People were not invited--they went there. ... The second symbolism of time is the use of the time frames that Nick uses as he narrates the summer events to you. ... Gatsby carries his obsession with Daisy, and the past, to a point where he looses grasp of the present and any future he could have had. ...

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In the first two stanzas of "Because I could not stop for Death", figurative language and symbolism are used. ... The carriage can represent a symbol of death where the bodies are carried to their graves, and similarly the speaker of this poem is being transported to her resting place. ... In the stanzas three and four a lot of symbolism was founded too. ... They pass the school at first where the children "strove" having fun at recess. ... This poem also details on the day she dies, and all the things she gets to look back before she dies. ...

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Scarlet Letter's Use Of Symbolism To Show Psychological Effects Of Sin "The act gross and brief, and brings loathing after it." ... They both stand separate from their surroundings. ... When the letter does not reach the river and isn't carried away, it shows that she is doomed to her shame. ... In conclusion, Hawthorne effectively uses symbolism in the preceding aspects of nature to show how sin leads to isolation. ... Augustine noted, the idolatrous act is fleeting, but the aftereffects are loathed as they cause terrible things, such as isolation. ...

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She had worked with him all that summer, they became close friends. ... The man was late 40s, a heavy-set, balding man with stooped shoulders, as if he carried a great weight there. ... The narrator tries to describe what they look like to him. Robert is blind, he has determination to try to understand what things look like. ... With use of characterization and symbolism, we should never judge people, for the simple fact we can get the interpretation of that person....

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Authors generally use symbolism and/or imagery in various forms to bring out a full impact of the events brought on and the lessons to be learned from an archetype. ... Lastly, a hero will have a quest or adventure that they must endure in order to achieve their ultimate goal, which in many cases, but not all, is to save the damsel in distress. ... This story has what it takes to carry an archetypical plot. ... And, of course, who could ignore the mighty clean-shaven man of the jungle's physique whose hardcore lifestyle has taken his physical features and sex appeal to a new level and...

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A good poster will be much more complex that just a brand or a slogan, it carried a whole meaning. ... The ideological reason of the puzzle is that the fist nations' culture is the union of many things. People, colours, ideas, symbolism, etc. ... The colours are soft but they harmonize with the first nations culture. ...

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