You can put me in gaol if you want to," indicating she"d rather go with Sam & Milly on the road than on the train which is more convenient, reflecting the closeness of the family and the idea of "going through the tough periods together." This is significant in the context of this drama, in that Aboriginal relations are based on kinship. The strong relationships within the Aboriginals is due to the respect they have for each other, even though they may fight and quarrel occasionally but essentially they hold each other in high regard. This connotation of the symbol helps illustrate the meaning in that it shows how the unity of family is still strong within the Aboriginals even though injustice is being committed by the whites. The white society has starved them of some of the basic rights that we today consider to be naturally assumed, such as the freedom to choose to live wherever we want and have access to decent medical assistance and education. This symbol as a result, signifies the strength of the Aboriginal family structure and gives an impression that it is able to withstand any problems imposed on it.
In conjunction, the symbol of blood also represents the Aboriginal struggle against oppression by the white society. The Aboriginals, ever since the colonization of Australia, have been "fighting" a battle against the whites to be free once more, and this drama furthers it onto the stage. The Aboriginals are alienated and sent to quarantine camps and has a likening to the Jews being sent to concentration camps during the period of the Holocaust. We see this struggle particularly in Act IV Scene III, when the pregnant Mary is confronted by Neal in his office. Neal asserts his power over the helpless pregnant Mary who refuses to work in the hospital. "You"ll work where I see fit, digging graves if I say so," Neal commands. She continues to challenge his words and as a result she is beaten by Neal with the cat-o"-nine -tails.
Symbolism is often used in stories to represent more of a truthful meaning. ... The rest of the children had no desks. On the other hand, Sugar was quite different from what her name suggests. ... Symbolism is also portrayed in Hills like White Elephants. ... Symbolism is an element in a story that gives it life. ...
Therefore, when the commotion at the wedding reception starts and we find out that someone has died, it was no surprise to me that it was Gareth. ... Another important filmmaking element is the use of symbolism. ... Again, in Four Weddings and a Funeral, the symbolism element was simply over used. ... When symbolism and foreshadowing are over used, the result tends to be a somewhat boring and predictable film. Too many Hollywood films today tend to follow this "sugar-coated" approach to telling a story and I personally find it a bit bland....
Even though there are no men around (or so they think) the girls act in a very sexual manner because they are aware of the "male gaze". ... "No butter, no sugar! ... This is also referencing to Monroe's character, Sugar Kane. "Boy, I"d like to borrow a cup of that sugar!" ... Freud and Lacan were also interested in the psychoanalysis of symbolism. ...
Hollywood's response was to include more representations of homosexuality, though still veiled in symbolism.5 As the public became more obsessed over the issue of sexual morals, the educational role of cinema increased as more and more movies concerning the public good were screened. ... Hays's ideas of motion pictures as a means of shaping the masses, came to fruition with the enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code in 1934 (also named The Hays Code) at the insistence of The National Legion of Decency, an institution founded with the purpose of dealing with controversial c...
In "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," by Mark Twain, Twain writes about a young boy, named Huckleberry Finn, who's conflicted between being civilized by everyone he met and being himself; to do so Twain uses symbolism to show the struggle between civilization and freedom. ... "I got into my old rags, and my sugar-hogshead again, and was free and satisfied. " (9) When Huck "lit out " of the Widow's strict care, he went back to his carefree ways; dressing however he feels. ... I'll learn people to bring up a boy to put no airs over his own father and let on to be better'n ...
It is the American race'4 that no one should be defined by their colour or heritage. ... Toomer was angered by Frank's choice of marketing as he thought that by mixing elements to create a story it would work as symbolism of the racial mixtures present in America. ... To be', Alexander is trying to illustrate that Toomer felt that there should be no separations regardless of race, 'to prove to the world that the Negro race can be just like any other race'12 to 'reject these [racial] divisions, accepting all as people'.13 The notion of The New Negro made s...
The government developed new concepts and practices in the economy, in particular, the importation of nearly 61,000 indentured labourers to work on sugar plantations 3. ... Most of the ethnic Indians which amounts to nearly half of Fiji's population, trace their ancestry to the indentured labourers brought from India between 1874 and 1920 by the British colonial authorities and the Australian-owned Colonial Sugar Refining Company to toil in the sugar cane plantations. This lead to a multiracial working class which emerged not only in the "sugar industry but in mines, factories, public ser...
They were baked from wheat for their symbolism, not their taste. ... The Normans and Saxons also made the breads more cake like with the additions of sweet dried fruits, sugars, eggs, and alcohol. ... Today there is no limit to the creativity of cake designers and brides. ...
The chocolate candy bar, assuming that it is similar to most candy bars, is high in sugar, and is considered to be full of "empty calories". The term "empty calories" means that this snack has a high caloric content, containing few to no essential nutrients, such as vitamins and minerals. ... The manufacturer's use of sexual imagery as a part of this advertisement is an effective way of selling their product since the symbolism plays to the human aspiration to become physically fit and human's desire to become attractive to the opposite sex. ...