He represents the rationality and logic that is necessary in a civilized society. ... He represents the goodness within man. ... He comes to accept that the evil that exists on the island is within him and the other boys. ... The fire represents hope and rescue. ... Although mankind may be civilized, evil will always be a part of man's nature. ...
It is an object, which represents or stands for something else. ... The symbolic significance of the Holy Bible is a symbol representing the Divine Will in all its forms. In the book of Narrative Fiction, an Introduction and Anthology, Griffith give examples of symbolism, he says that light represents purity and goodness; darkness, represents evil. Barnet's example of symbolism is the flag that can represent freedom, unity, justice, or patriotism to some people, and represent evil, hatred, world domination, and injustice to other people. One object, in this case the flag, can represent a...
Golding describes the pig's head as "dim-eyed, grinning faintly, blood blackening between the teeth,"(151) and the "obscene thing"(152) has a "black blob of flies"(152) coating it, The "evil", "the Lord of the Flies" represents manifests many different forms. The beast, the head, and the boys themselves all manifest evil and/or possess the capacity for evil. ... At the end of this scene, the immense evil represented by this powerful symbol can once again be seen as Simon faints after looking into the wide mouth of the pig and seeing "blackness within, a blackness that spread" (159). ... ...
The snake represents Sykes" evil and the evil that Delia tries to push away with her Christianity. ... In the end, the snake, and its figurative evil, is what comes back to kill Sykes, the man of evil. ... Sykes, is portrayed as Adam, and is killed by his own evil which is symbolized in the snake. Delia is completely opposite of evil and is symbolized by the white laundry, which is like purity and goodness. As with Adam and Eve, the balance between good and evil is a very fine line. ...
(Hawthorne, 2000, p. 45) Hester herself often glimpses flashes of this evilness in her child. ... Moby Dick is a timeless tale of man's battle against sin and evil. The men of the Pequod are in a constant evil battle against the white whale Moby Dick. ... In Moby Dick, the symbolic message is that sin threatens to destroy the world, which in the story is represented by the Pequod. ... (Melville, 1851, p. 174) It often seems as if some evil spirit, possibly the devil, possesses Moby Dick. ...
In the novel and film Lord of the Flies, Golding and Hook explore the nature of evil that is inherent in "man kind". ... It represents a powerful symbol of civilization, control and order. ... In the novel he demonstrates a very evil behaviour. ... Ralph, on the other hand represent a noble boy who does not try to fight with Jack. ...
One might view the bicycle as a Freudian symbol for sex and the nun riding the bicycle might represent corruption of ideals. ... Caught between two sides, good and evil, and in the end choosing evil. ... Not really luck, but a trade of one thing for another, often represented during the games with the trading of pictures of people or things. ...
Some of the symbols that make this story come alive are: the presence of fog, the painting that Kurtz painted of the blindfolded girl, the mysterious and evil jungle itself, the rushing waters of the Thames and Congo river, and most importantly the darkness. In most stories and novels black is the symbolic color of death or sadness, loneliness or greed, but the color that represents those words in Heart of Darkness is white. The fog in this novel is in a sense evil and indecipherable. ... It represents the ignorance of man. ... Darkness is death, loneliness, sickness, curiosity, and evil...
It means adultery because Hester Prynne commits adultery and has to wear the letter every day to represent that. ... The letter then represents able. It represents able because Hester has been very dignified and honorable while she wears it and she works hard and has became saint like. ... Pearls name represents the treasure that Hester has and is such a high price. ... He is said to be scary and evil looking person therefore his name is Chillingsworth. ...
In the novel, "Lord of the Flies", William Golding convinces the reader that humans are inherently evil. ... Golding portrayed that evil within humans just needs to get the right condition to let itself out. ... The symbolic conch represented democracy and civilization. ... Jack symbolizes that everyone has evil within them and symbolizes that concept that everyone has a harmful behavior within them. ... Many symbols in "Lord of the Flies" are used to explain the idea that inherent evil exists in all humans. ...
Symbolism can represent a person, place or thing, used to portray something beyond itself. ... What the author means, is the inescapable recognition of human capacities for evil. Also, when the pig's head said, "I"m part of you", the author, William Golding, meant to convey that the capacity for evil is in everyone. ...
For example, he utilizes imagery to convey that Dimmesdale can represent Puritan Society rather than the round character that can be seen on the surface level. ... Through this imagery that parallels Dimmesdale to Jesus Christ, we can see that Dimmesdale represents a Christ figure for the Puritan society, and Hawthorne uses this to criticize Puritan society. ... Pearl, is often identified with the color red, which Waggoner identifies as evil. Pearl is not an evil child in the true sense of the word, but she is a reflection of her parent's immorality and their love. ... Waggoner's the...
In Quentin's section Honeysuckle dominates, representing the extreme obsession for his sister, caddy. ... Her smelling like nature represents her purity and Benjy likes to remember that part of her. ... The honeysuckle comes to represent Quentin's obsession with Caddy's sexuality. ... These mulberry trees represent hell and the devil. They are a representation of Jason and his evil dominion over the Compson house. ...
The Vision Quest In The Vision Quest, many archetypes and archetypical symbols are used to better understand the story and to make it one of recognition and symbolism. These archetypes allow the story to express and detail itself in many significant ways. The first and most important archetyp...
These objects all in some way develop or represent a component of Hedda's character. ... Fire is a strong symbolic reference that often represents power, destruction and energy. ... One of many symbols in the dramatic play, fire notably represents the passion of Hedda on numerous levels. ... In a sense, the manuscript may also be interpreted as a root of evil in the play. ... In this sense, the manuscript is a form of power, and represents the power that Hedda longs for, but slowly loses. ...
Hawthorne uses symbols to represent a forgiving nature, a punishment for a sinful act, and as living reminders of human foibles. ... Also, Hawthorne has Pearl protect her mother from further evil as he states "Even thus early had the child saved her [Hester] from Satan's snare." ... The prison symbolizes the evil of society and the rusted iron door tells the readers that crime is an ancient aspect of human life. ...
The message of this ballad form poem that Coleridge was trying to get across, is through all the evil, good can still shine through. This thought of good and evil, symbolic religious events, and natural life are the points that Coleridge made relevant in his brilliant poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner."" ... In the theories of the Bible, even Christ, who represents people's one chance at achieving Heaven, people continued to persecute him. ...
