Symbolism Of The Dragon By Ernest Hemingway

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The dragon symbolizes the outer world that the protagonist doesn’t want to be associated with due the fear of facing the realities of life. He is shown to have been confined to his office and forming his own comfort zone. He is afraid to discuss about his past love life and avoids to hear similar experiences from his patient called Mr. Kirk. This clearly indicates that the psychiatrist finds it hard to face the pain, struggles, distress, and conflicts prevalent in otter world and associates with the dragon when he says, “I have done what I can for you. You know I cannot go out and slay the dragon.” (para, 6)

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