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example, include architectural features that are symbolic of the "holy mountain, the sacred cave and the cosmic axis" (Moffett, Fa...

has grown deep like rivers" (line 4). Setting the line off by itself emphasizes its significance, as it ties the narrator directly...

Although various cultures and religions have practiced veiling at various points in history, the contemporary practice of veiling ...

poor state of the realm, it is suggested that some deep essential cause rather than mere circumstance is to blame for the decay of...

the circumstances surrounding their creation and the manifest events of the plot differ quite dramatically. For instance, one migh...

Introduction The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a story filled with many images and many forms of symbolism. It is a ri...

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at "A Subaltern's Love Song" by Betjeman. Symbols of post-colonial significance are de...

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at use of symbolism in Great Expectations. The use of London itself as a symbol of corr...

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...

dissects both the outer meaning of the object and what that object is meant to determine in a deeper sense; and how those objects ...

opens through the view of the narrator, a young man who ends up spending the night at Ethans house because of a chance blizzard. H...

person aside from being mothers and wives. In the following paper we examine the symbolic nature of the sea in Chopins book, illus...

presenting us with a violent and angry man who cannot be all good because he cannot see truth nor can he forgive. The father pr...

fulfills his part of the social bargain, which is to "give to young and old all that God has given him." Grendel who is describ...

In six pages an analysis of the heroic symbolism in the epics 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,' 'Beowulf,' and 'Epic of Gilgamesh...

his or her own emotional baggage. Some of that baggage inevitably includes fear, guilt, homesickness, anger, and that struggle bet...

In five pages this Harlem Renaissance period text is analyzed in terms of symbolism particularly in the title. There are no other...

a book. In many ways the symbolism may be seen as separate from the story, yet when it is added to the context in which it is read...

supreme being. This attribution was fatalistic in that it meant that there was little hope for mankind overall, however. Man was...

In six pages this paper examines how intent and meaning are enhanced by literary symbolism and settings in Eudora Welty's short st...

is made immediately aware, first by the title, then by Willys revealing that he found himself driving off the road, that we are ga...

In seven pages the power of the water symbolism employed by John Cheever in these two literary works is analyzed. There are no ot...

In five pages this short story is analyzed in terms of perspective, setting, tone, style, and symbolism. Seven sources are cited ...

This trio of narratives and their uses of symbolism are analyzed in 5 pages. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

was a message for his people, and for the reader as well. What did the black veil symbolize? The story ends as follows: " The gras...

world of the innermost self (Burgess and See Also Lynn). This essay examines one of this writers most critically acclaimed books...

Using the bathroom as a point of reference, this five page paper explores symbolism as it realtes to personal space. Four sources...

In five pages this paper analyzes how loss, endurance, and religion are symbolically portrayed in this Ernest Hemingway novella. ...

This Dickens work is discussed in respect to the role that symbolism plays. This literary technique is highlighted in the context ...

In eight pages this paper focuses upon the Purgatorio section of The Divine Comedy in an analysis of Dante Alighieri's use of symb...