Besides this there is a sense conveyed to the reader in the novel that the evil spirits in the room have been exorcised partially, for "the girlshadow and the hagshadow go limp and openmouthed, slipping down the walls torn by their halfness". ... In this case, the house as a whole, and the aboriginal man are used a symbol to prove this. Firstly, the note of middle C that recurs throughout the novel in the house is used as a symbol for how family can change lives for the better. Middle C has a tendency to sound harsh, and evil but can sound harmonic if placed in the right context. ... The main ...

• Word Count: 1957
• Approx Pages: 8

With elaborate schemes, lies and betrayal, two sisters dramatically bring about the fall of their King, their monarchy, and themselves, while the third stands in bold contrast as a heroic symbol of light and resolution. ... While Regan is equally as immoral and scheming as Goneril, she takes cruelty to a more physical level: Regan's character is the embodiment of evil. ... Completely unlike her two evil, selfish sisters, Cordelia is representative of purity and authenticity. ... Her return can be seen as a symbol of triumph over her sisters, of good conquering evil, and balance being re...

• Word Count: 1537
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The step-mother shows her true colors and is transformed into the evil earth mother. ... The Daughters are the Kora or subsets of the evil earth mother. Which is the classic symbol of the negative female qualities within herself she projects on her sister and mother figures. ... The mice represent little fears or irritants (128), the horse represents freedom and expanding a sense of self (111), the birds represent the ability to soar to a higher awareness (65), and the dog represents the masculine part of the self and the need to verbalize desires (89).The evil earth mother also has a fami...

• Word Count: 1361
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The bus ride itself is a symbol of desegregation as it was one of the original sites of contested racial policies. ... These images gain importance as symbols and are instrumental in depicting both the social situation and the tension between a mother and son. ... Yet, the symbol that best illustrates the roots of tension between Julian and his mother is the run-down house. ... O"Connor's use of violence was also a portrayal of evil and vice. ...

• Word Count: 1330
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Nevertheless, through this latent emotional (and physical) rebellion, what the boy comes through is the discovery of evil, embodied by the patriarchal figure whose destructive will seems to control everyone and everything. ... His immediate reaction to the sight of the house is to compare it to a symbol of justice, the courthouse. ...

• Word Count: 1422
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

In marriage ceremonies the groom carries a piece of iron in his pocket to ward off the evil eye of those who are jealous that he's getting married. ... Joseph upside-down on the front lawn of you want to see your house o Never give pearls as presents, they are only to be inherited o When wearing "The Horns" a pagan jewelry symbol, anyone who wishes you harm will have that harm turned on them o When in dire need of prayers for the sick, dead, or dying, light a candle A Review of Literature: Throughout my research I wasn't surprised to find that almost every article was relat...

• Word Count: 1690
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School