... the short stories "The Rocking Horse Winner- by D.H. Lawrence and "Araby- by James Joyce are made relevant by their use of symbols to portray what the author's point of view is on each respective subject of the short story. In "The Rocking Horse Winner- we ... what will become of mankind in that people always want more no matter what they have. The mother totally encapsulates this idea and to a point her greed makes her cold to her children, even though to others she can hide her true feelings, "Nevertheless, when her children were present, she always felt ... love for money and not sh...

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... fulfilled his dreams, he gives up and decides to take his own life. Within the text of Willa Cather's short story "Paul's Case" the use of symbols and motives help to develop and understand the main character. Paul is introduced as a smiling young man with disrespect for most things but the reader slowly comes ... as a damnation of middle class. Observing Paul's engagement with social class and his necessity to consume material things, the reader can put deeper meaning to the symbols Paul sees as important. As the plot unfolds, Paul's mental illusions and emotional disintegration become...

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... ", symbolism is used to reveal conflicts between Paul and his mother to the reader. In Katherine Mansfield's "Miss Brill", the use of symbolism underscores Miss Brill's innocence. One of these symbols is the fur collar she wears. The fur represents a pet to her, something cute she can love as other people love their dogs or children. However, she does not know ... to try to win love from his mother. In the last part of the quote, Paul's mother sees what her son has been doing with the rocking horse, but her greed for money causes her to stand there in her "dress of pale green and crystal...

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In the short story "The Rocking Horse Winner," D.H. Lawrence uses his characters as symbols in support of the theme, that innocence cannot survive when confronted with greed and selfishness. This theme is prominent twice in the story. First the theme is shown through the corruption of Paul, leading him to push himself to extremes which ultimately lead ... mother's love, so that he is able to seek relationships outside of his family, and instead he is arrested in his development (Kaplan 1972). The mother is a symbol of unquenchable greed. She feels that they are the "poor members of the famil...

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In the short story "The Rocking Horse Winner D.H.Lawrence uses his characters as symbols in support of the theme that innocence cannot survive when confronted with greed and selfishness. First the theme is shown through the corruption of Paul, which ultimately led to the more horrifying of his death. This story proves to be Lawrence's strongest indictment ... who is secure in his mother's love. Instead, he is arrested in his development and unable to seek relationships outside of his family. Secondly, the mother is a symbol of unquenchable greed. She feels that they are the poor members of t...

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• Grade Level: High School