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Imagery And Symbolism In Carrie By Susan Snell

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Carrie is a book that has a lot of symbolism in this book is a lot about a girl that has the ability of telekinesis. Also made fun of by all the girls since she was little. They honestly feel bad after they made her when she snapped. The one that felt so bad was Susan Snell

One symbolism is that there was a lot of blood from the beginning to the end and the color red is based on the human emotion angry. They made fun of her for her not, know she started her period and they made fun of her. That wasn’t it her mother carrie”why didn’t you tell?” i was scared they made fun me. Her mother hit her in the face and she kicked her and hit her. Her mother said god made eve from the rib of Adam, get up women ,let us get in and pray. Let us pray to Jesus for a woman-weak wicked, sinning souls. Carrie “momma” she still is crying …show more content…

Say it!” No momma, please help me” she kicked Carrie again momma continued and “eve was weak and loosed the raven on the world” “ and the raven was called a sin, and the first sin of intercourse. And the Lord visited eve with a curse, and the curse was the curse of blood. Adam and eve were driven out of the garden and into the world and eve found that her belly had grown big with child” then her mother would keep putting her in the closet and made her pray and would let her out in a few hours. She fought her mom and she started bleeding on her face. He mother started crying and scream because carrie told her she was going to prom with tommy from school he was really nice he wasn't like the other

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