Symbolism In Carl Hiaasen's 'Hoot'

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Symbolism affects a lot for the readers to understanding the books. The themes of the book can change easily depending on how the readers interpret the symbol. In this book “Hoot”, Carl Hiaasen use ‘burrowing owls’ as symbol of two meanings. Most obviously, burrowing owls symbolize threatened ecosystem. This is proven in “It wasn’t just about the owls, it was everything – all the birds and animals, all the wild places that were in danger of being wiped out “. (Hiaasen 205) Carl Hiaasen is emphasizing symbolism of burrowing owls as the victims that can’t do anything to strong. Also, Moreover, it symbolizes the object sacrificed by the greed of the people. “’Those burrows are abandoned, remember?’“(Hiaasen 213). The author symbolize environment