Because of the use of symbolism in short stories, it emphasizes the qualities and main ideas that the author is trying to show the audience. Symbolism uses a distinct way to give a different aspect on the main textual theme. Many authors use it in their stories like John Steinbeck. In his symbolic short story called “The Chrysanthemums,”  it demonstrates how this figurative language device applies to the story to help the story develop a more intriguing meaning. The story tells about married woman

Symbolism can be explained in many ways and various things can be used to symbolize something. Symbolism is also used to show emotions or the way someone is explaining something. Foreshadowing is an example of symbolism because it’s like thinking back at a time that once happened in the past, symbolizing memories of what happened during that time. For example the color black in “The Lottery” symbolizes death, therefore there’s death in the short story. This short story called “The Lottery” by Shirley

Sweat by Zora Neale Hurston displays countless acts of symbolism through imagery, it partially requires deeper knowledge and understanding. Religion has clearly played a predominant role in Hurston 's life, this is exemplified by the references to a snake and Gethsemane. The symbolism presented throughout the story has a significant impact and in the wake of evaluating it; they give the story more clout while justifying the true meaning behind the title, Sweat. The most obvious symbol in the story

journeys of self discovery into maturity/adulthood that are represented using a wide variety of symbols that convey different tones and moods the author/director wants to convey to its audience. Throughout the movie Coraline many allusions using symbolism are made to represent the quest Coraline is going through and events to come. A very big symbol not many would notice is simply how Coraline is represented and how she contrasts her environment. Her constant relation to blue, yellow, and orange which

Bronze Horseman”, Pushkin used symbolism. The river Neva, Peter the Great, his statue, and even Evgeny are all hold another meaning. The use of symbolism in ”The Bronze Horseman” was vital to the poem. Without symbolism, the poem is simply about a man losing his mind in St. Petersburg. The river Neva causes the flood in “The Bronze Horseman”. Water has historically held symbolic meanings. It is said that water symbolizes rebirth and change (“Water”, Dictionary of Symbolism.) The flood brings a major

Symbolism in general is the building blocks to all sources of literature and can shape a piece of writing in many ways. Symbols in general can portray what something or someone represents, giving a deeper and metaphorical meaning to a symbol. Symbolism is often used within poetry, literature, music, or even art. This is how an author conveys a different meaning to the audience. For example artists may use the color “red” not only because of the color theory, but to convey love, passion, and maybe

They start to think outside the box, and they finally escape. While reading, I noticed that Ness uses description in order to create the setting, dialogue in order to stir empathy, and symbolism in order to build a mood. Description plays a huge role in building the setting of

the character Amir commits one of the most unforgivable acts of betrayal against his best friend Hassan by staying as an inactive bystander through a sexual assault. Throughout the book, the author perfectly captures Amir’s betrayal through the symbolism of the pomegranate tree, the corduroy pants, and the lamb. The pomegranate tree symbolizes Amir and Hassan’s friendship, which slowly wears down because of betrayal. It introduces first when Amir