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Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea and Symbolism

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

Water Natural Symbolism in The Seaside Houses and Goodbye, My Brother by John Cheever

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

Themes and Symbolism in 'The Story of an Hour' by Kate Chopin

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

Literary Functioning of Symbolism and Setting

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

Uses of Symbolism in 'Livvie,' 'A Worn Path, and 'Young Goodman Brown'

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

Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Minister's Black Veil' and Symbolism

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...

Native Son by Richard Wright and Symbolism

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...

'The Chrysanthemums' by John Steinbeck and Symbolism

In 5 pages this paper discusses how Steinbeck employs symbolism in this short story with the earth covenant represented by the wif...

Howard's End and the Symbolism of Materialism and Culture

two major forces, the forces of practical and intellectual, may also be interpreted as the forces of reality and aspiration or of ...

Themes and Symbolism in Queen of Spades by Aleksandr Pushkin

In twenty pages this report analyzes the symbolism and themes presented in this 1834 text. Six sources are cited in the bibliogra...

Sailor Song by Ken Kesey and Symbolism

In 5 pages the first chapter of Ken Kesey's 1992 novel is analyzed in terms of how its symbolism provides a foundation for the com...

The Use of Allegory and Symbolism in the Epic Poem Beowulf

Goldsmith, who sees Beowulf as being addressed to the "powerful" and designed to "warn them of the dangers attendant upon power" (...

Ralph Ellison, William Faulkner, and Ken Kesey Christ Symbolism

In eleven pages this report considers Ellison's Invisible Man, Faulkner's Light in August, and Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's ...

Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller and Symbolism

In five pages this paper discusses the psychological symbolism that is so much a part of this social drama by Arthur Miler. There...

Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie and Symbolism

In 5 pages this paper examines the masterful use of symbolism by Tennessee Williams in The Glass Menagerie. There are 6 sources c...

'A Good Man is Hard to Find' by Flannery O'Connor and Symbolism

OConnor utilizes the central theme of Christianity is as a subtle, symbolic plot to convert her readers, whom she had envisioned a...

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston and Symbolism

In six pages this paper examines the importance of imagery and symbolism in Hurston's 1937 classic novel. Six sources are cited i...

Inferno by Dante Alighieri and Symbolism

in terms of structure, there is a single canto as an introduction, and then each of the three books is made up of thirty three can...

Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy and Symbolism

In five pages the novel is examined in an overview with symbolism the primary analytical focus. There are no other sources cited....

Symbolism and Setting in 'Revelation' by Flannery O'Connor

In seven pages this paper analyzes this short story in terms of meaning and characterization but focuses primarily upon the 2 sett...

Fantasy Literature for Children and Spiritual and Christian Symbolism

In seven pages George MacDonald's The Princess and the Goblin and C.S. Lewis's The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe are compared ...

Symbolism of the Terms 'Denmark' and 'King' in William Shakespeare's Hamlet

In seven pages the symbolism surrounding the use of the terms Denmark and King are examined within the context of Shakespeare's tr...

'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight' and Symbolism

In ten pages this paper analyzes the symbolism featured in this anonymously written Medieval poem. There are no other sources lis...

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Lightning Symbolism

more thoroughly. By considering what lightning means in the novel of Frankenstein, and observing how it is used and in what prete...

Literary Uses of Symbolism and Imagery

In 5 pages this paper Bogarad and Schmidt's Legacies are featured in a consideration of how literature is enhanced by the uses of ...

'The Second Coming' by William Butler Yeats and Symbolism

In five pages the symbolism of this poem and how it assists in interpretation are analyzed. Four sources are cited in the bibliog...

The Symbolism of Rain in Hemmingway's A Farewell to Arms

A 5 page exploration of Hemmingway's utilization of natural elements as symbols for human emotion. The universal themes of sorrow...

Character and Symbolism in 'Araby' by James Joyce

In seven pages this paper examines the character and symbolism featured in this story by James Joyce. Seven sources are cited in ...

The use of symbolism in the novel Jane Eyre

This paper analyses color symbolism in Charlotte Bronte's novel with particular reference to the relationship between red and fire...

Christ Symbolism in Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

become a better Christian. We learn that Tom manages the Shelby plantation, and he is the epitome of every good virtue Stowe could...