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. ... While Janie is telling her story to her best friend Pheoby, Hurston uses symbolism to describe the oppression of women in that time. The symbol of a mule is often used in this book. ... Another symbol used by Hurston is the head rags. ... Three symbols which show the oppression of women are the mule, marriage, and head rags. ...

• Word Count: 843
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Hughes uses heavy symbolism and imagery in this poem. ... sets up the plot and symbolism of the rest of the poem. ... This symbol means that a dream that is disintegrating and dying like a raisin left out in the sun. ... Further use of symbolism in line six, "Does it stink like rotten meat?" ... The title, "Dream Deferred", is a symbol in itself. ...

• Word Count: 461
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Throughout the story, Ellison throws several examples of symbolism in order to help add to the significance of its events. All of these symbols correlate with the story and give us a better understanding. ... This huge symbol plays a huge in role in how the power is structured between the races in history, and who controls it. Another important symbol that shouldn't be overlooked in this story is the electric rug in which the fake coins were placed after the battle. ... All in all, Ellison used symbolism in this short story as an adhesive to help tie everything in the story together. ...

• Word Count: 874
• Approx Pages: 3

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

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

Understanding how it acts as a symbol throughout the story is key to understanding what Baldwin was really writing about. ... All the symbolism in the story refers to blacks and the inequalities, suffering, and pains that they have to live with. ...

• Word Count: 597
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Symbolism is also present in Gaines" novel. The river discussed at the beginning of the story is a symbol of the human spirit. ... Another important symbol in the story is the black stallion. ... A third and less apparent symbol in this story is a flint used by a young boy named Ned. ...

• Word Count: 1101
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School