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Symbolism In Carolyn Coal's Emma '

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A child’s view on adult games, a fragile house of cards, and the. All of these are the main focuses of the prose piece ‘Emma’ by Carolyn Coal. Themes of infidelity, death, and the innocence of childhood are brought out in the perspective of Dory, Emma’s eight year old daughter. Strategy comes in to play as the author frequently uses cards as symbolism in the form of games and the relationships between characters can be represented as a house of cards. The house of cards crumble and the small joker fall in ‘Emma’.
Dory, the eight year old daughter of Emma the title role, has yet to grasp an understanding of the adult world. Her bewilderment about her environment is something we have all experienced in childhood making her relatable. A child’s
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