One of the most important parts of the house in terms of symbolism is the library, and Winton uses this to present his views on the racial policies of Australia in the 1950s. ... Thus, when Rose and Lamb make love in the library, "their sudden love remains in the room, hanging like incense". ... In this case, the house as a whole, and the aboriginal man are used a symbol to prove this. ... We are first introduced to this when the old lady dies in the house while playing on the piano and "her nose hit middle C hard enough to darken the room with sound". ... Throughout the novel, the Aboriginal ...

• Word Count: 1957
• Approx Pages: 8

The author uses sexual implications and religious symbols throughout the story, which helps explain the instances the boy has with the girl. ... " (pg. 87) This is where Joyce uses the religious symbols and connects it with sexual implications. ... As the story continues, the boy finally starts to be aware of his sensual cravings but struggles to negate it because of his religious views. This act becomes important in the scene where the boy enters the room where "the priest had died.... James Joyce gives the readers a powerful message through the short story "Araby" with th...

• Word Count: 701
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

While the sheriff and other men are looking in the room upstairs for some evidence of a crime, Mrs. ... This is suggested by what happened with the canary. ... Peters is viewed only as a sheriff's wife; Mr. ... Another symbol in this short story is the quilt, a symbol of creating a home and of feeling warm. ... These two women also were treated as property, which men own along with the house and land. ...

• Word Count: 1048
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The main character Macbeth is seen as a dictator by the halls of the palace being decorated with murals of his face. ... Rupert Goold's change of setting helps the audience relate to the plot by viewing the setting in not only a new way, but a desolate, militaristic, and society styled slate. ... In the ending of Goold's film, after Macbeth is beheaded, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are seen going down into a room, seemingly going down the gates of hell. The change of the ending of Macbeth helps to provide audiences with a more frightening and dramatic film. ... Lady Macbeth is depicte...

• Word Count: 712
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

These two stories encompass the elements of plot, character, setting and point of view among others. ... In "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, symbols reinforce the themes of tradition vs. progress, decay and the passage of time, and love that is not returned. ... This comparison sets the scene for the reader to view and imagine how the new and old collide in the south. ... In fact, she sleeps with Homer's dead body in a room decorated as a bridal suite. (458) In both stories, it seems that the protagonist is not concerned if their victim should learn a lesson because the...

• Word Count: 817
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

These findings give evidence to Campbell's concern with the psychological horror. ... He turned around and there she was, looking out the front-room curtains. ... He would die with her. ... They are a symbol for his madness. ... Campbell's surrealistic atmosphere mingles with a disturbing tone. ...

• Word Count: 1611
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

According to van Gorp , a short story is a single-episode narrative with a limited number of characters. ... Carver throws the reader into the middle of the scene and the ending leaves room for discussion. 2. ... Carver's characters are ordinary persons with an ordinary job in an ordinary situation. ... The I-narrator has a relationship with Rudy, an arrogant man who doesn't respect her. ... Rudy's disdainful view of obese people is illustrated by the story that Rudy tells about his childhood: As if he's been thinking about it, Rudy says, I knew a fat guy once, a couple...

• Word Count: 2431
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School