Essays on Symbolism

Imagine a group of young boys who have just crash-landed on a deserted tropical island with no adults or supervision. William Golding showed in his ground breaking novel Lord of the Flies, what may happen in just those circumstances. In his very complicated and diverse...

A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen is perhaps one of the most hotly debated plays to come out of the 19th century. The 19th century continued the process of the demystification that began with the Enlightenment. Because of the discoveries of the Enlightenment, humans could...

The “Golden Age” of Greece is notorious for its many contributions to the creative world, especially in its development of the play. These primitive performances strived to emphasize Greek morals, and were produced principally for this purpose. Antigone, by Sophocles, is typical. The moral focused...

The zodiac touches aspects of different spiritual teachings and influential effects. The latest discovery in astrology can correlate the patterns of the solar system with the patterns of our lives which impact us from moment to moment. These life cycles are various stages in our...

Symbolism is when authors use items to signify certain ideas by giving them a meaning that is different from what it literally represents. Most authors use this literary device in their books, because it adds to the deepness of the book. Symbolism allows the author...

Virginia Woolf, 20th century English novelist, successfully wrote and developed her stories with some of the most unique writing styles of the time. Through one of her most famous novels, Mrs. Dalloway, Woolf takes the use of symbolism beyond the usual. Frequently, symbolism is used...

In D. H. Lawrence’s Sons and Lovers, the nature of Paul is epitomized in one particular scene in which he sacrifices Annie’s doll after accidentally breaking it. Lawrence reveals a central idea here about Paul that not only parallels the character of Walter, but also...

In “Through the tunnel” by Doris Lessing, it talked about a person life, from childhood to adulthood along with the struggles you would meet. In Through the tunnel, Doris Lessing uses various symbolism to describe a person’s transition from their childhood to adulthood. Safe beach:...

Introduction “Black Panther, a colloquial term used to refer to large felines classified in the genus Panthera that are characterized by a coat of black fur or large concentrations of black spots set against a dark background”. The Black Panther is an animal that is...

People like to decorate their bodies with ink pictures: tattoos. This has been a practice since the beginning of time. Some tattoos can only be beautiful pictures, others have a deep meaning. We made a list of 8 people who had tattoos and a story...

In John Steinbeck’s “The Chrysanthemums,” nature represents Elisa Allen’s confinement, the chrysanthemums symbolize Elisa herself, and the tinker embodies Elisa’s wants. The narrator compares the Salinas Valley to “a closed pot” because “[a] high gray-flannel fog of winter closed off the [valley] from the sky...

In the short story “Sunflowers” by Sam Roddan the narrator explores how two people in a similar position can have opposite values. Two teachers, Mr. Duncan and Mr. Small have a contrasting outlook on life. Throughout the story there are symbols that represent Mr. Duncan...

Symbols are used to represent an idea by suggesting what that idea could mean instead of giving a direct interpretation. It makes the reader question what the true purpose of the symbol is and leads to many analyses. Joseph Conrad uses Marlow’s exploration of the...

Gabriel Garcia Marquez uses imagery and symbolism throughout his entire short story from beginning to end. One of the most significant uses of symbolism in this text would be the old man or the angel that the village encounters which represents light and dirt. Angels...

Would you be able to live happily knowing that there is a child suffering for your happiness? In “The One Who Walk Away From Omelas,” Le Guin describes a scenario in which an entire city’s population can experience a pure form of happiness as long...

“The Scarlet Ibis” is the story of a young boy named Doodle who was born with birth defects the family was told he wouldn’t make it, they prepared for his death. Soon to find out he would overcome much of the “impossible”. He did have...

This story tells the reader that all brothers can be equal, handicapped or not. “The Scarlet Ibis”, a short story by James Hurst which was published in 1960, is a sad story about a child born with a serious medical condition who overcomes some of...

Sometimes we overlook the sly glances we give people in the halls. Sometimes we will walk on the side opposite them. We might even whisper under our breath, all because they are different. They might learn differently or talk differently but are they so peculiar?...

Can a castle really be a diseased head filled with depression that causes a once loved king to become insane? In hopes to save an entire kingdom, could a prince actually cause their deaths? In the poem “The Haunted Palace,” the palace is used to...