13 June 2015 - Introduction Literature is a complex subject which can be interpreted in many ways. In a college classroom setting, the professor can share his / her interpretation of the reading and it can clash with the interpretation of the students; sometimes the only difference between the two interpretations is experience. The professor gives an example from The Youngers that he believes shows that Mr. Linder is the Devil; this does not make sense to the students and the professor explains how he sees this relationship between the character and the Devil. He uses other novels that he has read as well as other references that show how the Devil makes deals in which he receives a soul. By using pattern matching between a novel and other …show more content…
Different types of weather convey different emotions and memories to the reader. For example, a storm can make the reader feel scared or a sunny day can indicate happiness. The weather patterns can also foreshadow an event or mean a great deal to the story. In Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton, a storm rolls in while the visitors are on a tour of the park. This storm darkens the land and pours massive amounts of rain on the island, causing it to become muddy. Through this event, Crichton indicates that a dark and scary event is approaching (dinosaurs escaping their cages) and the rain indicates destruction as the once dry ground becomes wet and gross. This shows that the work that the creators of the park had done will wash away and leave chaos in its …show more content…
For example in Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are involved in killing King Duncan so Macbeth can become the king. This act of violence may have furthered the plot, but it also symbolized the greed of people. Macbeth was told by the witches that he would one day become king, but one day was too far away for Lady Macbeth, who convinced her husband to kill Duncan. The death is quickly over, but the effects on the entire plot and the Macbeths are long lasting. The death causes a disturbance in the universe, which brings down the nation’s spirit and also causes both of the Macbeths to go crazy. In the end both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth died because of the violent act performed on Duncan which was directly related to their greed. Thus, through the death of Duncan and the Macbeths, Shakespeare symbolized that any violence that is because of greed will bring negative results on all parties