9/11 Symbols

Symbolism is used when one thing is meant to represent something else. In Ray Bradbury's short story, "The Fog Horn", it takes place in the Lonesome Bay from a lighthouse that is near the “mysteries of the sea”. The two protagonists that are followed in the novel are Johnny and McDunn. The antagonist that is going against the protagonists is the sea monster. According to the author of “The Fog Horn”, he’s bringing up the anticipation as it was progressing to the resolution. In this narrative, he included many things that represents the theme such as places, archetypes, etc.

Do dogs smile? Author Gary Paulsen, in his memoir Winterdance, uses symbol, theme, and metaphors to further the reader’s understanding of the dog-human relationship. Paulsen lives in Minnesota, he decides to starts running dogs on a trapline. He eventually moves to Alaska and wants to run the Iditarod. He tells his stories and explains his relationships with the dogs. He explains the struggles using the literary concepts of symbols, theme, and metaphors to expand the reader’s understanding or the text.

Music is universal, and we all use it for different reasons. It can help you get through a bad day, cheer you up, and it even enhances the mind. What about literature? Usually, when an author refers to a song in literature, the reader doesn’t think too much of it. However, a closer look at the text may change your view. For example, author Julie Otsuka uses this element in her the novel, When the Emperor was Divine. This novel is set during World War II. It is about a Japanese family sent to the internment camps because of the American prejudice towards their people. The author includes a lot of vaguely written details, including the main characters’ names. So, the reader relies on indirect characterization and symbolism to comprehend the story and the characters within it. One example of this symbolism is the musical aspect that the author decides to include, the songs. Through the songs and the context in which they are used, the author establishes the mood, provides the reader with better

It is a connection between the ordinary sense of reality and a moral or spiritual order. A symbol can be an object, a sound, or a bodily sensation. It can also be a character, or an act. A symbol is carried through the work and consistently represents something than adds to the meaning of the piece. Symbolism is the practice of employing symbols. Symbolism in literature was appeared in mid 19th century in France. It is the use of an item that causes the reader to think about what it stands for. The meaning it holds depends in the individual. Therefore, different people may have different understanding to the same

Art is way of expression. People can use actions and art or express themselves in ways other than speaking. In the book Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson, symbolism holds a big significance. The trees mentioned throughout the book symbolize Melinda’s changing “seasons” (her “growing” as a person). People, like trees, go through phases, they freeze in the winter, becoming nothing but lonely limbs without leaves covered with white slush. Melinda, in a lot of ways, starts out like that it the book. She becomes a shell of herself from before the party happened and because no one else was there, she is lonely and doesn't have anybody to go to and to make matters even worse, she’s covered by the reputation that she has formed. In the book, Laurie Halse Anderson uses symbolism to convey exactly what Melinda can't say.

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a short story told through diary entries of a woman who suffers from postpartum depression. The narrator, whose name is never mentioned, becomes obsessed with the ugly yellow wallpaper in the summer home her husband rented for them. While at the home the Narrator studies the wallpaper and starts to believe there is a woman in the wallpaper. Her obsession with the wallpaper slowly makes her mental state deteriorate. Throughout The Yellow Wallpaper Charlotte Perkins Gilman uses many literary devices such as symbolism, personification and imagery to help convey her message and get it across to the reader.

Harvey Fierstein once said, “Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.” In the book, Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher, a boy named Rich Marshall could be considered a villain because of the actions and language that he uses. Chris Coughlin’s half-brother, Brian lost his life after a rock-climbing accident that went wrong in the spring of his senior year. The main focus throughout the duration of the book is bullying; tone, symbolization, and modern connections help provide the understanding that bullying is a never- ending issue. The villains and the hero of the world both have the right to exist, they both have a purpose and what we learn from them helps everyone

Symbolism is the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character. In Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson uses literary devices to help the reader better understand Melinda’s personal changes and growth. Trees, lips, and coldness are all symbolically used to represent the changes of Melinda. Throughout the novel, trees play a big part in symbolizing Melinda.

We all know the famous Disney movie, Tangled, with princess Rapunzel so here’s how it’s actually portrayed. It all started with the original story of the Grimm’s fairytale, Rapunzel, in 1812. Even though Grimms Tales was the original there is more insight on what really went on with Rapunzel,as in things like symbolism, sufferings, and the comparison of different versions.

The United States flag is an emblem. An emblem with many facets that mean starkly different things depending on the perspective, some not so pleasant. In the beginning with the best of intentions at heart this nation was founded and our flag stood for liberty, freedom, and justice for all. As the years have passed the meaning has shifted and molded to fit the ever changing ideology of those who call the United States home.

What do symbols mean to you? Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. In F Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, is about a rich guy named Gatsby that moves right across his ex Daisy.Gatsby moves across Daisy on purpose to have a second chance with Daisy by asking his neighbor Nick thats related to Daisy to set up a date at Nick's house for Gatsby to try to get with Daisy again.The author uses symbols such as the green light, T.J. Eckleburg's eyes, and the Valley of Ashes as symbols to support the theme of hope.

A 9/11 shout-out is a reference to the September 11 terrorist attacks. They are meant to show the significance on a cultural item. Melnick compares the concept of “shout-outs” to name-dropping in hip-hop songs. 9/11 shout-outs are essential towards American Studies on the grounds that they add profundity to 9/11, and “add dimension to what might otherwise appear flat or lifeless” (Melnick 151). The Budweiser advertisement during the 2002 Super Bowl is a 9/11 shout-out, which featured the trademark Clydesdale’s bowing in front of the Statue of Liberty to remind viewers to pay respect to New York City. The shout-outs are meant to reevaluate the events on September 11th 2011 and to describe them in a more creative and exciting way.

Over the battlefield is destruction, lost, sacrifice, and death. It seems abandoned no one to be seen except those who won’t make it home. On a hill a flag is waving in the breeze over the barren land. The flag stands tall, showing that through the fight of freedom we have won. Our flag shows that the United States of America is strong, brave, free, and can win in battle. The flag is symbolic to every American, even if it’s stand at the top of a hill overlooking a battlefield, everyone sees a million of reasons because of it.

“Symbolic Explosion” happened about 50,000 years ago and was to depict the various forms of human art, cultural presentations, standard rituals and probably, the power assimilated within. Symbol became universally accepted by kingdoms, countries and societies as a natural and effective expression for whatever the symbol may represent. Symbolism has been given various interpretations by laureates, be it to adorn or to showcase religion or to represent a society or tell a story. It may be more powerful than a religion or money or land or violence. Its presence is as pictures or images, yet, is capable of narrating an entire story revolving around the subject that it represents. Humans have grown up with the symbols. Over time, symbol has become a habit or an innate tendency for the human race.

Symbolism can convey a message effectively to reveal the theme. This is true in the poem “I am a Rock” by Paul Simon. The speaker uses symbolism to reveal the theme, which is that one may avoid personal relationships after emotional pain, in order to avoid being hurt again. To start off, the speaker isolates themselves from the rest of the world. The speaker compares him/herself to an island, because “an island never cries” (line 30). The speaker distances him/herself, just like an island to avoid further risk of any emotional pain, by shoving their feelings aside. Likewise, a rock represents the speaker’s desire to become stronger and protected from being hurt again. The speaker compares itself to a rock, because “a rock feels no pain” (line