Symbols In The Red Pony

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The Red Pony Essay John Steinbeck’s novella, The Red Pony is an excellent example of minimalist novella. His descriptions of themes, symbols, and the final chapter are very intriguing and easy to follow. When Steinbeck uses symbols he puts them very furtively in his books. Example, in The Red Pony the cypress tree means death because almost everything that is involved with the tree dies. But i’m not here just to talk about symbols i’m also here to talk about the theme and the final chapter. The theme of The Red Pony is about a kid named Jody Tiflin growing up and become mature. He starts out as a normal kid without much responsibility. Jody always loved to put toads in his lunch pail when he went to school, but one day he decided “he was far