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Symbolism In Richard Loman's Arguement Titled '

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In my opinion that this quote is important because someone should not be judged by what they believe in and how they choose to go on about their beliefs.They used symbolism in this quote by describing that he was crying while he was praying, giving you the image of a person doing the same. The impact of this quote could affect different people in different ways, depending on what you believe. Conveyance of theme (the point trying to get across) is that he was getting disturbed by the fact that this guy that he did not know, was asking him why he was crying when he was asking a question to someone that he was looking for an answer from. The tone of this quote could either be mad or sad because he is both and is showing both when saying “I answered,

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