City Of The Beast Symbols

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How would being secluded from the world you know change your perspective of some of life's basic functions? Being away from normal civilization can strengthen the basic morals of life. As captured in ‘City of the Beasts’, by Isabel Allende, the characters' viewpoints are altered by being away from their home. In turn, they come to the stunning realization of many of life's values. Allende uses specific symbols to display these traits and their impact on peoples' lives. The various symbols in ‘City of the Beasts’, by Allende, elaborate on the basic themes of fear, death, and hope.
Alexander’s flute symbolizes hope. His original flute, stolen by a mischievous woman named Morgana at the onset of his adventure, was quickly replaced by an even more tremendous instrument. This flute, originally owned by his grandfather Joseph, was given to him by his eccentric grandmother, Kate. Although believing that he had his prized possession lost forever, hope soon gave him a gift beyond belief. As …show more content…

Many described the Beast as a tall being with an indescribably foul odor. As Padre Valdomero fearfully explained the being which is the Beast, he stated, "What I have told many times: a giant more than nine feet tall, which moved very slowly and had a terrible odor. I was paralyzed with fear." (Allende 73). Armed with potentially fatal claws, the Beast can believably travel undetected, without warning. Having this in mind, the people that had any type of contact with the Beast, lived in an unexplainably endless terror. An example of the Beast’s victims is the one of the expedition’s soldiers, whose corpse looked distraught in fear, after he was attacked and killed by the Beast. The death of the soldier only escalated the fear of the group. However, their fear appeared to be mainly in their minds, as the Beasts are shown to be sensible, talking

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