Category: Symbolism

In Petals on the Wind, the second novel of V. C. Andrews’s trilogy, the story dwells on the life of Chris, Cathy, and Carrie after they manage to escape the attic and move to Florida. However, while at some point, everyone is convinced that going back to the place of abuse, fear, and pain would…

Table of Contents Introduction Summary Symbolism Character Motivation Sympathy Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Trifles is a short play composed by Susan Glaspell and revolves around the killing of John Wright and the murder apprehension of his wife, Mrs. Minnie Wright. Despite being written more than a hundred years ago, its primary subject, the difference in…

Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion Work Cited Introduction The Yellow Wallpaper is a short story by the American writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman that revolves around a young woman succumbing to a mental disorder after giving birth. The work is littered with numerous symbolic elements, but the most prevailing one is the yellow wallpaper…

Literary symbols have a significant role in defining the relationships between characters. For example, symbols such as personal items can point to the similarities or differences between the main characters. Thus, symbolism is often used in literary works with stories focused on the juxtaposition of two heroes in order to emphasize the difference in their…

Table of Contents Introduction Obsession as an Expression of Inner Conflict A Values Shift as a Sign of Hidden Life Art and Artificiality The House of the “Addams Family”: between life and death Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Literary works require consideration through the lens of various techniques used by their authors, and in the case…

Table of Contents Introduction Main Author’s Subtexts and Symbols Philosophy as an Aspect of the Narrative Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Evaluating fiction due to the use of literary analysis tools is a valuable practice in identifying the unique interpretations and thoughts laid down by writers. As a topic for research, symbolism in the novel Moby…

Robert Browning is now viewed by many literary critics as one of the most prominent English poets and playwrights. Among his most famous works, it is possible to mark out the following ones: “My Last Duchess”, “Sordello”, “Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister” and many others. Yet, the dramatic poem “The Ring and the Book” is…

Literature is the means of expressing the feelings and emotions that human being perceive during their lives. It is the form of art that allows people depict the most tragic and the most joyful events in their life, the most necessary and dangerous experiences, etc. The significant occurrences in the history of the whole countries…

Table of Contents Introduction “O Captain! My Captain!” and the American Dream Abraham Lincoln in “O Captain! My Captain!” References Introduction The famous “O Captain! My Captain!” written by Walt Whitman is a short literary work encompassing several complex topics important to each American. It is personal and national mourning for Abraham Lincoln as well…

The book Chrysanthemums by John Ernst Steinbeck is full of symbolism. The most obvious and closest to the reader meaning of symbolism is the glorification of nature. In the novel, nature appears both as a living object of observation and as a symbol. For example, natural features such as mountains, valleys, forests are symbolic images…