Essays 421 - 450
In three pages this paper analyzes the symbolism of Gwendolyn Brooks' poem 'The Life of Lincoln.' One source is cited in the bibl...
humanity. They represent this relationship and offer us a very humble and simple setting from which to examine the unfolding saga....
seem to represent the mocking bird are the threats of hatred, prejudice and ignorance. Innocent people such as Tom Robinson and Bo...
so clearly it is evident why the Indian people placed such importance on caste and took the entire system so seriously....
survivor of a slave ship, which crossed the water. With this crossing of the water, vast numbers of people had their way of life c...
of balance. The Knight carries the potential for both peace and war. They are intimately bound to one another, it should be said, ...
all of its aspects. This also ties in with the idea that they are traveling to the city of Canterbury to be redeemed. Here, the po...
At the same time, however, it reflects a twinge of sadness with Allens passing and the importance it played in his life year after...
and rainfall again. References to wetness and of being soaked with water seem to refer to the state of the men, that they are abou...
In three pages this paper examines how symbolism is represented in this epic tale. There are no sources listed....
because he sounds wonderful. The three children find Aslan while Edmund goes to the witch and tells her that Aslan is going to s...
bulk of the building, it also works with the inner dome to "add a sense of space and regeneration" (Brown, 2000). The whole vision...
curiosity. Then the wild and distant seas where he rolled his island bulk; the undeliverable, nameless perils of the whale; these...
and societies (Counihan, 1997). This is evidenced in both food habits and human behaviors (Counihan, 1997). More specifi...
reminiscent of African culture as a whole is to miss the point of the masks intent. There are a variety of masks and they are mean...
reside," with the house representative or symbolic of the society as a whole (Goloversic). If we picture the house as society we ...
"too well the treatment I had suffered the night before from the barbarous villagers" (Shelley NA). In this we see the slow develo...
much more land is converted into houses, buildings, parking lots and roads - the very things that transform an otherwise natural v...
of Blue Mountains finest male suitors. She makes frequent mention of Blue Mountain and Blue Roses, and one can assume this symbol...
he is clearly the stable rational order, but by himself he is nothing in the face of the nature of mankind. The Lord of the Fli...
had been older, he would have wondered why his father, would have witnessed the "waste and extravagance of war" and who "burned ev...
be a Bride --/ So late a Dowerless Girl -" (Dickinson 2-3). This indicates that she has nothing to offer, that she is a poor woman...
This is the function of a shawabti, but does it really describe the way in which one was lovingly carved, placed, or the perspecti...
of death, while the Mourning Dove reminds one of the mourners at ones funeral. This also sets the tone for the frame of mind that ...
is typically associated with the imagery of male strength and the dove, that of female purity. According to the metaphysical belie...
rest of the family. There is a picture of a women wrapped in furs, which hangs on one of the walls in Gregors room. This may be...
would be important to the scheme of things and the fact that she does make the transition herself--no one is dragging her nor does...
an undercurrent of evil present which is about erupt for all to see. Even the names Jackson chooses are symbolic of this un...
his own parent/child relationship. Not coincidentally, Frankenstein labors "for nine months... to complete his experiment" (Riche...
people who dabbled in witchcraft were conspiring with "the Devil" (Fripp 646). According to St. Paul, "And then shall that wicke...