In order to achieve this, the play employs symbolism to represent the psychological states of the central characters, a symbol being an object which stands for something else, and often has cultural meanings attached to it. Hedda Gabler being a play these objects are visible to the audience and the symbols give power to the delivery of the themes. ... Pistols are representative of masculine power, a phallic symbol which serves to link Hedda to her father and thus her past. ... (Act I, p295) Here the pistols are a symbol of Hedda's attempt to delay the inevitability of her middle class...

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Lee and Satrapi highlight the intolerance through the use of first-person perspective, symbolism, and textual/graphical irony. ... Lee and Satrapi use maids within the tolerant households of their protagonists as a symbol of the omnipresent intolerance of the public world. ... Lee uses Calpurnia as a symbol of the intolerance of the public society being present within Scout's progressive personal world. ... Both Lee and Satrapi use the symbol of the maid to represent the presence of intolerant public values within their main characters personal family lives, despite their progressive na...

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Lee and Satrapi highlight the intolerance through the use of first-person perspective, symbolism, and textual/graphical irony. ... Lee and Satrapi use maids within the tolerant households of their protagonists as a symbol of the omnipresent intolerance of the public world. ... Lee uses Calpurnia as a symbol of the intolerance of the public society being present within Scout's progressive personal world. ... Both Lee and Satrapi use the symbol of the maid to represent the presence of intolerant public values within their main characters personal family lives, despite their progressive na...

• Word Count: 1031
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

., social structures we enact such as business corporations, family, schools); the rules used to gather social behavior in institutions and everyday human interaction; the symbols used for communication (e.g., words, pictures, music, etc.); the symbolism or meanings we create and assign to these symbols, the things we do and own, or the action we take. ... Third, communication is a process sustained by the use of symbols people use to express themselves or to interact with others. ... The meaning of symbols, all kinds of symbol (such as Chinese or English writings), is socially constructed....

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He carries a misguided and conceited notion of power which is characterised through symbolism in "Come not between the dragon and his wrath". ... Eyre utilizes the setting of the shot by seating all the family members around a long table, as it acts as a potent symbol or icon of family. ... Pagan symbolism in the motif, "wheel of fortune", "wheel of fire", "the wheel is come full circle" presents the Jacobean belief in predestination. ...

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The comic book character Superman is also an iconic cultural symbol, representing a heroic figure that has become the personification of strength. ... In much of recorded mythology women are the symbolism for life creation, and are often represented with signs of fertility. ... Her sword, a masculine image of strength and power, which could be seen as a phallic symbol, is worn on her back or her side. ...

• Word Count: 1933
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