In the books Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman , and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge , the act of symbolism is a very important factor in them. Both books have great meaning and the symbolism carried throughout the books helps the readers understand how important it was and how it affected them. The symbolism also helps the readers understand how the character was feeling and the recurring action in the book . Although the two books are very different , the symbolism in them help them to be more understanding and very much alike .
Another example of usage of symbolism in this book would be Alcohol. Alcohol is used as a symbol to convey a deeper meaning. Alcohol in this novel symbolizes that many of the characters face problems and obstacles that are very difficult, but they don’t really face them head-on. They try to escape from their problems in many ways, and the main one is alcohol. The characters are having tough times in their lives, where they really don’t know what to do and how to handle their obstacles or setbacks to be happy.
This poem "Lucinda Matlock" was a preference of my own because it shows how much Lucinda went through in her life with many situations and she still had the right mindset to say that she loved life in other words. This poem is really interesting because it talks about many sad and bad situations that she went through and she managed to get through them no matter what. This poem relates to the world we live in because there are many people that are going through situations like hers or even worse and even when they are at their worst, they still want to live life to the fullest. Sometimes we do have our ups and downs just like anyone else, but some of us take those situations differently than others. We all need to learn to have a positive mindset
Symbolism allows the author to create a story that would otherwise be bland and monotone. Without this dark romantic element, books, short stories, and poems would not have as much meaning nor appealing detail. Symbolism in "The Raven," "The Devil and Tom Walker," and "The Minister's Black Veil," creates layers of meaning and interesting characters. Symbolism has been used for centuries to spice up the literary world. Sometimes it is used in obvious ways, but other time it has to be thoroughly studied to be imperturbably understood.
Just about any survival experience can change a person, even for only its duration. Fears are amplified, and the simplest but also most complex things must be relied on. Regular life is impossible to sustain, and it crumbles under the new standards. In the novel Lord of The Flies by William Golding, symbolic meanings very well represent the feelings the characters experience.
One of the examples of symbolism is the fish being stuck in the tank isolated from society. Reynolds states “After putting the fish in a tank, he asked us to name it and feed it every day. There was only one rule - a non-negotiable. We could not, under any
This makes symbolism connect with the story on a deeper
In “To Kill A Mockingbird” some characters are not who they seem to be. A congenial example would be Mrs.Dubose. Mrs.Dubose is introduced in Chapter 11 as a character that everyone stays away from. She is cranky and people believe she keeps a gun with her at all times. Both Jem and Scout also believe these rumors.
The author utilizes multiple metaphors in the poem to create vivid imagery in readers’ mind about the poem. Additionally, John Brehm widely utilizes nautical metaphors to bring out its intentions. For instance, the poem is entitled “the sea of faith.” The term “Sea” is used to show how deep, broad, and everlasting the act of “faith” can be.
In mythology, sirens enchant sailors and direct them death with their sweet songs. Even Odysseus is tempted to jump overboard if he weren’t tied up. The speaker entices the reader into reading more by offering to tell a secret. The reader is soon praised for being unique and is begged to help the speaker. The speaker finishes off the poem by saying that “ it is a boring song, but it works every time(Lines 26-27).”
In the fictional essay “Mother Tongue,” Amy Tan states that we speak diverse languages to communicate with each other and that our intellect is judged by the way we speak. She uses language as a way to observe experiences that assisted her in realizing the many “Englishes” she uses. Tan defines “Englishes” as Chinese-English. As a child Tan had to speak two types of languages because she was born in a Chinese culture. The first language she learned was “broken English.”
Although Coleridge went about this poem in a way never used before, he was spot on at writing it. As Bowra mentions in his excerpt, “Coleridge went outside commonplace of horror, widened its scope and created something much richer and human.” In contrast to what Bowra believe about the poem, poets have used supernatural characters like Coleridge did in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. However, I agree that, Coleridge did have a harder time at reaching his audience unlike Homer in the Odyssee and I believe Coleridge did make the Ancient Mariner, a character, the audience could relate too.
Throughout the poem the tone was subtle, however, a claim was still made. Because the speaker in the poem had a calm tone, it left me feeling a sense of displacement. I didn’t know whether the author chose to write this poem because it was something he was passionate about, or if it didn’t have sufficient meaning. With Hawthorne having ancestors of seamen, his poem could have been a representation of their lives. To me, this poem was quite relatable in the sense that there can be so much commotion above the water, but once you sink down, all is at peace.
And never a saint took a pity on her soul in agony. The many men , so beautiful ! And they all dead did lie: And a thousand thousand slimy things. Lived on; and so did I” connect to how the supernatural had a crucial decision and constriction it brought onto the mariner. Throughout the poem you could see the mariner final understand his action but still made no efforts to make it right and fixing the problem
“The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by S. T. Coleridge, does not appear, at first sight, to be a political poem. However, by taking a closer look, the political beliefs of Coleridge are an important subtext in this poem. Coleridge, as a supporter of the revolution, saw the importance of a moral revolution prior to a political one (Kitson, 1989, p. 198). This might be the first clue as to why this poem can be read as a convert documentary of the French Revolution. The poem rises moral questions of guilt and restoration that can be associated with the revolution.
