Devdas as the word comes to mind it conjures up the visage of a haggard, world-weary, lovelorn soul, driving himself to drink and hurtling on relentlessly on the path to self-destruction. The ‘Devdas Metaphor’, a time-honoured, enduring tragic symbol of unfulfilled love, has captivated readers and film-going audiences for the better part of a century now. Devdas has several adaptations and translations and therefore it is good to look at the specific ways in which the Devdas metaphor has engaged our imagination over several generations. Saratchandra Chattopadhyay’s Devdas was published in Bengali in 1917. It was also a time when the forty-year old writer has just experienced his meteoric rise to fame. Saratchandra Chattopadhyay was born on 15 September 1876 in Devanandpur, a village in West Bengal. His childhood and youth were spent in dire poverty and he received very little formal education. But he began writing as a teenager and was soon to become one of the best-loved Bengali novelists of all time. Much of Saratchandra writing bears the mark of the resultant trubulence in society. Sensitive and daring his novels captivated the hearts and minds of thousands of readers not only in Bengal but all over India. Apart from Devdas (1917) some of Saratchandra’s best-known novels are Parineeta (1914), Palli Samaj (1916), Charitraheen (1917), Nishkriti (1917), Grihadaha (1920), Pather Dabi (1926), Sesh Prasna (1929) and Srikanta ( in four parts in 1917, 1918, 1927
In a nostalgic article “Endless Summer”, Rick Bragg uses imagery to reveal how the characteristics of a long lasting summer have been changed over time, and often generations now take summer for granted. As a child, Bragg thought of summer as a symbol of time and slowly watched it “stew and simmer” away. He goes into further detail about how as a child he would play in a mud hole to pass time. This opposes his views later stated about how kids today would rather be found inside on electronics to pass their boredom. Bragg’s also states that kids today will never feel “mud mush between their toes” like he felt as a child.
In A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens the passage that appears as a necessary part of the novel in order to understand the theme includes details that also contribute to the better understanding of the character. This passage acted as a description of Scrooge, how he presented himself, and the way people saw him. In the novel Dickens uses metaphors and alliteration to help the reader understand the Scrooge’s transformation throughout the novel. Dickens writes, “No warmth could warm, nor wintry weather chill him” when reading that, a reader thinks of Scrooge being in or around the warmest weather and still not able to warm himself, they may also picture him in the coldest weather and not freezing to death.
It is clear that the theme in the short story “Kaleidoscope” prescribes that people should accept the inevitable coming of death and live life to their fullest because there would then be less remorse. When Hollis was disputing with Applegate, Applegate informs him that he had intentionally rejected his promotion at the company. Surprisingly, Hollis is indifferent because he is eventually going to burn entering the Earth’s atmosphere. As described by Hollis, “When life is over it is like a flicker bright film, an instant on the screen, all of its prejudices and passions condensed and illuminated for an instant on space” (31). The only deep regret Hollis had been that he wished to continue living his life without having to incinerate in Earth’s
Tangerine Literary Analysis In the novel Tangerine, by Edward Bloor, the main character Paul Fisher has been affected by his brother Erik Fisher in many ways. When Paul and his family moved to Tangerine, he got strange flashbacks and came closer to the truth of why he went blind. He faces bullying, death, and tragic things at Tangerine because of his brother Erik. Nevertheless Erik moved the plot forward while making Paul grow as a person.
Budge Wilson, in “The Metaphor,” writes about Ms. Hancock, a beloved teacher. Charlotte writes a metaphor in seventh grade relating her mother to a cold, grey building. When Wilson writes about Ms. Hancock, she describes her as being colorful and warm. Charlotte saw Ms. Hancock more as a mother figure than her own mother. However, when Ms. Hancock stops being her teacher, Charlotte starts to become more like her mother.
“The Metaphor,” by Budge Wilson, is a short story about a young girl, Charlotte, coming of age. It begins with Charlotte as a seventh grader stuck between the two poles of her life: her teacher and mother. During the course of this bildungsroman, there are many techniques the author uses to strengthen and amplify its theme of growing up. Through the use of motif, juxtaposition, and symbolism, the reader is aware of the protagonist’s growth. In the story, the most potent motif is the metaphor.
“Herbal” by Nalo Hopkinson can be interpreted in many ways. Some readers may presume that the story talks about anxiety and depression, while others say it is about drugs and possibly abuse. I believe that the story is about the main character, Jenny, and her life with an abusive partner. The story shows that a victim in an abusive relationship will always have feelings for their partner, even when the partner is no longer in his or hers life. There 's always that desire for the abusive partner because our human nature is to desire and be desired by someone.
Symbolism is like a spider web, every symbol is connected to another symbol and it never stops. Authors use symbolism in their writing because it communicates a deeper picture and helps connect the story more to the main idea. In the book, The Natural by Bernard Malamud, there is multiple symbolic meanings used throughout the book. Each of all the symbols connect back to the main idea and create a highly detailed story. The first example of symbolism is water and how it is used in books to show life.
In his short story “The Pedestrian”, Ray Bradbury uses figurative language to reveal the characterization of Mr. Leonard Mead. First, Bradbury describes Mead’s shadow as “moving like the shadow of a hawk in midcountry.” By using this simile, Mead can be characterized as moving alone and quietly through a seemingly abandoned area, creating him as a peaceful, desolate man. Next, Mead is described as standing “not unlike a night moth, stunned by the illumination.” This simile, compares Mead to a night moth, obviously not used to and surprised by the bright light in the normal darkness, as he prefers to be at peace in the twilight.
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.
How has artwork transformed itself with the use of metaphors? With many different artwork pieces we have seen through museums or within our textbooks, most would include an underlying meaning. The underlying meaning of the artwork is depicted by the audience and how they would choose to interpret the artwork. For instance, in Frida Kahlo’s self-portrait piece with a thorn necklace and a dead hummingbird, it signifies certain objects to show her own characteristics. Aside from the hummingbird, which could have meant light transcendent or escape, there are also different animals and objects surrounding her in her artwork piece.
In America at the time The Ballot or the Bullet was given, segregation was still occurring. Malcolm X was a fighter for civil rights. In 1964 there was going to be a presidential election. Malcolm X was a civil rights leader and part of The Nation of Islam. He gave this speech on April third in order to talk about both the election and how African-American people should proceed in order to benefit from the election.
Authors use Imagery, Simile and Metaphor to put a clear picture in the reader's head. In the “Pedestrian” Simile, Imagery and metaphor are used to put a clear picture in the reader's head as well as developing the mood at the same time. In the "Pedestrian" Bradbury uses imagery, simile and metaphor to develop the futuristic setting and the mood so that the reader better understands where Mr.Mead is and what he see's.
In life we can all relate to the feeling of longing for something. In All Summer in a Day, Ray Bradbury’s characters’ lives are clouded with rain and the only see the sun once every seven years. Bradbury uses metaphors, emotions, and repetition to express the sun’s meaning of hope to the main character, Margot, and the children of rocket men and women on Venus. Metaphors and emotions are used to help the reader relate to the connection with the sun. He describes the sun and the rain using metaphors, and uses the children’s emotions to help further the idea.
Nature is a beautiful component of planet earth which most of us are fortunate to experience; Ralph Waldo Emerson writes about his passion towards the great outdoors in a passage called Nature. Emerson employs metaphors and analogies to portray his emotions towards nature. Emerson begins by writing, “Our age is retrospective. It builds the sepulchres of the fathers.” , this is a metaphor for how we think; all our knowledge is based on what is recorded in the olden days and a majority of our experiences are vicarious instead of firsthand encounters.