YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Symbolism in The Glass Menagerie
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and fancies as Willy himself, and his wife Linda has no skills that would help her find a job; she is a housewife and has cared fo...
is a classic "quest" tale; the description of a mans journey through a strange new world, in this case, Detroit, Michigan. This pa...
ironically named Faith) participating in what appears to be satanic rituals, Brown is so psychologically damaged by all he sees he...
wife Virginias slow death, the narrator focuses on every detail of his wife Ligeia as she lies dying: "The pale fingers became of ...
the experiences their protagonists have growing up as young, ethnic women in America. However, the relationship between the fictio...
and the bright blue squills. I walk down the patterned garden-paths In my stiff, brocaded gown. With my powdered hair and jewelled...
the four most important symbols are the characters names, especially the women; the green light on Daisys dock, the so-called "val...
power. I willed my keepsakes, signed away What portion of me I Could make assignable,-and then There interposed a fly, With blue...
the late nineteenth century (the same time the story was written). This setting is of vital importance because at that time, weal...
great deal of information about the Birlings, even before they speak. It is a family dinner, but the setting is extremely formal a...
and dedication to his single goal, he was able to afford two of them; Old Dan (the "brawn" of the duo) and Little Ann (the "brains...
"fundamental difference" as well in the actions of the men and women, a difference "grounded in varying understandings of the home...
legal husband was not even in the country. She will not reveal the childs fathers name, however, out of sincere love for the man w...
to kiss her, but naturally, Proudlock was convicted of murder (PG). She received a death sentence but the the European community ...
regions, such as Palestine, Bethany and Cana. Some of what John records only an eyewitness could have reported, such as the fragra...
of Thatchers diary. Film components: Dissolves, flashback, deep-focus shots, long shots, close-ups. In the establishing long sho...
of "Desirees Baby," Teresa Gibert observed, "The number and the intensity of the surprises that provoke astonishment in the highly...
she imagines that she is able to rub "the life back into the dim little eyes" (Mansfield 176). On one level, Miss Brill realizes t...
soul to the devil for what he desires. This relates well to Paul for he is a man who will do anything to live, if even only for a ...
hit-and-run death of Toms mistress, the married Myrtle Wilson. Her widower is deceived into thinking Gatsby caused the accident, ...
trees carry with them the promise of spring and new growth, new beginnings, which is evocative of the fact that the two children s...
life, becoming bitter and angry. In essence they could well become poisonous to themselves and others around them because they hav...
61). Symbolism is the use of one thing to stand for or suggest another; a falling leaf to symbolize death, for example. And langua...
this man, had sufficed to make her believe that she at last felt that wondrous passion which, till then, like a great bird with ro...
and possibly guilty over Luxs reaction to her initiation to sex. Lux is extremely young and a strictly raised and sheltered Cathol...
Her neighbors believed she never married because "none of the young men were quite good enough" (Faulkner 437). It was only when ...
usually considered a teacher, or guide. The point is that the stories in this book use a great deal of symbolism, perhaps because...
intelligent. She is made to remain aloof from all people in this relationship. The buzzards at this point could well be related to...
portrayal of some shocking events of the thirties" (French 43). Its various conflicts consider the downside of American capitalis...
behavior. The influence of such forces can seem so over-powering that the parent eventually stops trying, emotionally abandoning c...