Category: Symbolism

Pablo Picassos Guernica is one of his most famous paintings. It was finished in 1937 and is painted with oil on a canvas. It is, in fact, accepted by most critics as one of his most compelling and moving paintings. The painting is conveying an anti-war message showing gruesome nature of conflict and the casualties…

The Starry Night Vincent Van Gogh is one of the most famous artists who expanded the boundaries of peoples understanding of art. Van Gogh was born in 1853 in Zundert to a family of a pastor. This fact could explain the artists life-long interest in religion (Vincent Van Gogh: Starry Night, n. d.). The artist…

Introduction Literary works require consideration through the lens of various techniques used by their authors, and in the case of Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, symbolism is essential. In the book, the author, Alison Bechdel, narrates about her childhood and relationship with her father with the use of a variety of symbols, and thereby transmits…

Table of Contents Introduction Background Information Santa Muerte Crows Conclusion References Introduction Symbolism is vastly used in cinematography for a variety of purposes. Symbols can give additional background to the story, work as a warning, or draw parallels between the events on screen and the events in the past. In movies, like in any art,…

Throughout Harper Lees Novel To Kill a Mockingbird there is extensive symbolism throughout. Some subtle and others obvious. The most preeminent symbol is undoubtably the mockingbird itself. A symbol of courage, innocence and adulthood. These are illustrated throughout the characters Atticus Finch, Boo Radley and Tom Robinson. Atticus Finch demonstrates courage when he chooses to…

The concept that I am delving into is Time, and how it is represented in art through the use of hidden codes and meanings. I am investigating how time can be portrayed through art, this question was born when I was walking around Beaudesert I saw how much time had changed everything in the town…

Introduction: Symbolism and Female Oppression in “The Yellow Wallpaper” This paper aims to identify and analyze those symbolisms prominent in The Yellow Wallpaper which represent the struggles of the oppression of females in the 19th century. The Yellow Wallpaper manages to represent the patriarchal society, specifically that of the 19th century in America, and is…

The informational book How To Read Literature Like A Professor illustrates the specifics of reading by showing the reader the different techniques and understandings of what the literature is featuring inside it’s text. One in depth idea of literature that it talks about in the book is symbolism. Symbolism (as shown in the book) is…

Two Truths and a Lie: An analysis of the Scaffold as a symbol in The Scarlet Letter Two truths and a lie have been a common team-building exercise used for various types of collaborative groups. The purpose of the activity is for people to get to know each other in a fun way, by deciphering…