... woman's personality, about the struggles she has to fight in order to preserve her real ego. But this is not the only reason to attract us readers: the symbols used in this novel are also very interesting and that is why I have decided to try to "solve the mystery- of some of these ... symbols. The plot of the novel does not take place at a certain place, but there are five important stations in Jane Eyre`s life. First of all these five ... when it is combined with the meaning of wood, the mood it creates is even more depressing, because we usually associate with it loneliness, absence...

• Word Count: 1877
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... Fitts (Mr Fitts beats up Ricky) and all manner of lies and weapons (the guns, the urine sample switch). The lighting around a place of this immoral and to an extent, evil, activity would be dark and very Film Noir', thus the lighting in the Fitts family home is dark and a symbolism of all that goes on there. In perfect contrast however ... a slightly more moral and normal' standard to living, hence the home is a product of that, and is lighter in appearance. The film American Beauty not only uses symbols, rather it is a film about symbols, by using the motifs to the extent that American...

• Word Count: 2086
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... are still portrayed in the film. It is quite evident from reading the novel that one of the most important symbols is the picture of Dorian Gray. It is the symbol of an evil soul and dirty conscience, however it is also the title itself. It is the bargain in which Dorian has sold ... Oscar Wilde that Dorian keeps in his den. Dorian finds these words to be inspirational, as he once reads them to his loved Sibyl allowing a rush of evil to take control over his body. Although they are words from the author, the words seem to have a dark meaning and a message that Sibyl finds rather ... is ...

• Word Count: 1666
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... across the light of the window- (327). Hemingway uses rain as a warning that terrible events are soon to occur and to add to the dreadful situation. Another one of the symbols in the book is when Henry tries to escape from the Italian Army by jumping off one of the ships the army is traveling on. The water symbolizes the new ... that Henry is afraid of what he does not understand. Henry's fear of darkness is really fear of evil elements and the sadness around him. Henry is afraid of sad reality. He wants to live in the simple superficial world he is in. Other symbols include the snow an...

• Word Count: 2198
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School