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Color And Symbols In One Flew Over The Cuckoo's

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Color and objects/shapes are symbols in the story along with words. When one of the main characters shows up, he is introduced as “… Mr. Shiflet… [who] was a tramp…” (Connor 1013). His name, Shiflet, can mean shifty, or someone who never stays in one place. This is evident as he focuses on getting the car and leaving, instead of staying. The mother introduces her daughter and herself as “… Lucynell Crater and daughter Lucynell Crater” (Connor 1014). Their last name, Crater, means they stay in one place and do not move. The Craters have lived in their home for a long time, and do not plan on moving. Mr. Shiflet teaches Lucynell how “… to say the word “bird”’ (Connor 1017). A bird never stays in one place. Mr. Shiflet is just like a bird because
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