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The ancient egyptians believe that walking under a ladder is bad luck. They believe a leaning ladder forms a sacred triangle shape that you should never walk under. The egyptians believe the triangle shape symbolizes there ancient pyramids and should always be respected. Some people question is it bad luck to walk under a ladder…

If If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or,…

Like many of Edgar Allen Poe’s works, “The Tell-Tale Heart” is full of death and darkness. Poe used many of the real life tragedies he experienced as inspiration for his gothic style of writing. Poe dealt with many aspects of death and madness in his stories, madness again is playing a key role in the…

The House Of The Seven Gables By Nathaniel Hawthorne The House of the Seven Gables is a romantic novel set in a grand and rustic, old house with seven gables in New England town. The story opens with its history, beginning in the 1690’s, when witch-hunting was rampant. Afterwards, it revolves around the course of…

Symbolism In A Rose For Emily Symbolism in “A Rose for Emily” In the short story, “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner, symbolism is used very frequently through out the story. There are several different symbolic subjects in this story such as the house, Miss Emily as a “monument,” Homer and the “Yankee” views,…

She is embarrassed and feels helpless, but knows she will soon be home with her parents, and her terrible day will drift away. Rachel’s age is given away not only by the title, but by her word choice. She employs numerous similes, describing crying like uncontrollable hiccups, drinking milk to fast, and little animal noises….

“My Antonia,” by Willa Cather has many symbols through out the novel. Symbolism reflects her own views as a child through her life. Some of these symbols are Jim’s grandomother’s garden and snake-killing incident. Jim’s grandomother’s garden made him fell as a part of nature, as human beings originally were in the Garden of Eden….

Prof. A. Shultz Eng 221X How Fictional Elements help us Understand a Short Story The Fictional Elements of most short stories help the reader grasp a better meaning of the theme. Some Fictional elements are the character, setting, point of view and symbolism. In this essay I will show how these fictional elements help readers…