... a king type role. Welty says Solomon had a bed "like a throne" (511). "Solomon had never let Livvie go any farther than the chicken house and the well. (515). Welty shows the control Solomon has over Livvie (the young girl). Another sign of control that Welty shows in the story is, "Solomon would not have let Livvie look at them, just as he would not let her look at ... Livvie is ready to go out and see what the world has to offer. Welty uses great symbols to support the theme. One example of symboli! sm that Welty provides is the bottle trees. The bottle trees were suppose to keep evil...

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