Art Movements Page 5

In this essay, I will be examining some of the symbols in Samuel Taylor Coleridges poem, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.”Symbols were very important in this poem.Without the symbols, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” would be simply a poem about an old mariner who is telling a story about killing a bird to…

Brandon Keehn Period one Mrs. Simons There are many symbols that play a major role throughout the book, Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, that reveal Holden Caufield and his life. One of those symbols were the ducks in the pond…what was that all about?? In the book Holden is always talking about the…

Throughout The Scarlet Letter, the author Nathaniel Hawthorne uses many literal and figurative items to illustrate the significance of various characters or themes. Coupled with the tangible evidence given, the reader can make many miscellaneous assumptions of the importance of these items to directly and indirectly contribute to the issues of the novel. One cryptic…

As in many other novels, there are many issues that subtly and sometimes not so subtly, are represented with symbols. One such issue in the novel is the marriage between Ethan and Zeena, and how each other’s emotion agitates the other. This is a cold and passionless marriage, where partners are not connected and neither…

In The Lottery “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is a short story that without the symbolism of its characters, would amount to little more than an odd tale about a stoning. However, because of what each character represents and the way the setting helps to magnify those representations, it becomes a short story that is…

I am going to prove that in the play Macbeth, a symbol of blood is portrayed often(and with different meanings), and that it is a symbol that is developed until it is the dominating theme of the play towards the end of it. To begin with, I found the word “blood”, or different forms of…

In Tennessee Williams play, A Streetcar Named Desire, the character of Blanche Dubois is a vivid example of the use of symbolism throughout the play. Blanche wants to view things in an unrealistic way. I dont want realism. I want magicI try to give that to people. I misrepresent things to them. I dont tell…

The natural landscape and the winter storm in “The Painted Door” serve as a metaphor for Anne’s sense of isolation. The story begins with the description of the we The winter storm symbolizes Ann’s inner conflict between John and Steven. Ann is a vacillating character and it is shown through Ann’s thoughts. Like the inconsistent…

In Miss Julie, by August Strindberg wrote about the naturalistic view of human behavior. He symbolizes the behavior through animal imagery. The animal image Strindberg uses helps him exemplify his naturalistic view. The first animal imagery Strindberg uses is the dog. Jean uses the dog imagery to describe to Kristen how Miss Julie made her…

The Eucharist: Summary Eucharist History -reenacts the closing events of jesus’ life -links past-present-future one ceremony -powerful, meaningful ritual -last of the 3 sacraments of initiation -prescribed by christ -have to see the eucharist as body, not bread Eucharist celebrates -“a way of remembering” -daily reminder of Gods love -jesus shared bread at last supper/do…