Essays 241 - 270
In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at "A Subaltern's Love Song" by Betjeman. Symbols of post-colonial significance are de...
example, include architectural features that are symbolic of the "holy mountain, the sacred cave and the cosmic axis" (Moffett, Fa...
This essay focuses on the symbolic meaning of the journey as it pertains to "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty and "I Used to Live Her...
poor state of the realm, it is suggested that some deep essential cause rather than mere circumstance is to blame for the decay of...
from founder Bob Wolff, Winning Ways employees are part of an organizational culture that thrives on verbal cues. The Winning Ways...
has grown deep like rivers" (line 4). Setting the line off by itself emphasizes its significance, as it ties the narrator directly...
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...
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...
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...
finally come to terms with the reality of the situation. Happy, of course, is a chip off the old block, confined into his narrow a...
an undercurrent of evil present which is about erupt for all to see. Even the names Jackson chooses are symbolic of this un...
a whole has revolted against. The primary perpetrator of this situation in Mary Shellys "Frankenstein" could be identified as Dr....
largely concerns issues of perception. When Oedipus at last learns the truth of his origin and situation, he takes broaches from t...
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 ...
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...
so clearly it is evident why the Indian people placed such importance on caste and took the entire system so seriously....
powerful and perhaps confusing mentor, Luke is angered and frustrated as he feels he is learning nothing at all. He struggles on t...
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....
"girl" in reference to this female, a choice which would appear to indicate that she is somewhat younger than her companion yet He...
Puritan religion, culture and education along with the setting of his hometown of Salem, Massachusetts, is a common topic in Natha...
part of the illusionary world. Laura, on the other hand, thinks of the fire escape as a way in and not a way out. This can be seen...
This is the function of a shawabti, but does it really describe the way in which one was lovingly carved, placed, or the perspecti...
is typically associated with the imagery of male strength and the dove, that of female purity. According to the metaphysical belie...
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...
"too well the treatment I had suffered the night before from the barbarous villagers" (Shelley NA). In this we see the slow develo...