Essays on Symbolism

Friendship is one of the key themes in the novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, which takes place behind the German frontlines during World War I. Erich Maria Remarque uses symbolic events in order to portray the importance of relationships between soldiers and the…

It’s July 23rd and as I sit in the computer lab at CSUSB I contemplate through my old essays trying to gain some insight or topics for the research on this third final essay. I stared at the Essay 1 prompt and skimmed briefly through…

Humans have told stories since the beginning of time but it wasn’t until recently that we have been able to manipulate the way people feel about our stories. Film is an art form that captures the audience and has the ability to manipulate our emotions…

The experience of transitions can be transformative to an individual while trying to start a family. The music video ‘Small Bump’ experiences the outlook on a father who unfortunately loses their child through miscarriage. The symbolism of the colour blue continues throughout the video which…

Throughout the late 1700s and early 1800s, the Industrial Revolution was occurring. This was a point in time where technology was advancing rapidly, a mass production of machinery, and new regulations were being established within the government. Additionally, transcendentalism was developed during the rise of…

This definition is extremely broad; no boundaries that warp the perspective; Art does not have to only fit within a narrow definition of paint from a tube placed on canvas. One can see the beauty and potential in a piece of ‘found art ‘ like…

Iconography is the images or symbols that are associated with a particular subject. It is commonly used in religion to portray important figures. Vishnu is a God of the Hinduism religion representing preservation and protection. To symbolize this, Vishnu is commonly showed with four arms…

In Chapter VII of My Antonia, Cather uses a rattlesnake to symbolize one of the most important moments in the book. At the beginning of this passage, it is well known that Antonia is not only older, but also more traveled than Jim. Because of…

People everyday read books and then right after not remember what they had just read. To fix this, close reading must be applied. Close reading is the critical and thoughtful analysis that focuses on certain details and rhetorical choices the author makes. This is essential…

Death plays a big part in everyone’s life. It causes pain and suffering but it can also bring out the truth in people, such as, in the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, one of these death scenes is the death of Lady Macbeth which brings…