It represents Saeng's homeland because when she saw the flower it had reminded her of the same flowers that were there and brought back memories of when she once had lived at Laos. On paragraph 5 it states “The familiar fragrance filled her lungs and Saeng could almost feel the light strands of her grandmother’s long gray hair, freshly washed, as she combed it out with the fine- toothed buffalo-horn comb,” which shows a moment that Saeng had remembered of her and her grandmother. But these memories bring pain to Saeng as she recollects memories of the land that she had left. As you could read in paragraph 7, “ A wave of loss so deep and strong that it stung Saeng’s eyes now swept over her. A blink, a channel switch, a boat ride in the night, and it was all gone. Irretrievably, irrevocably gone.” She feels upset at the thought that the great memories that she had can’t be retrieved or changed. The hibiscus plant represents perseverance for Saeng’s mother. On paragraph 25 Saeng’s mother says “ Its flowers aren’t pretty, but it’s strong enough to make it through the cold months here, this winter hibiscus.That’s what matters,” which would show that even though the winter is rough, the plant is able to grow. …show more content…
After hearing this from her mother, Saeng vows to herself, “ in the spring, when the snows melt and the geese return and this hibiscus is building, the I will take that test again,” and decides to persist in passing her driving test just (as the winter hibiscus does when growing) even though she has gone through a
In the story A Raisin in the Sun Lena Younger cares for a small house plant. This plant represents dreams. Mama has dreams for her family to rise from poverty and live in a better and bigger place, and also for them to continue to grow together as a family.
The color blue represents the sadness and depression. Laura felt these feelings at home because she is not as popular as Amanda and she cannot succeed in college that Amanda hopes her to be. Amanda's expectation caused Laura to feel bad when she does not meet her requirements. Laura had dropped out of Rubicam Business College and she can not find any gentleman caller. Roses represent Laura along with her beauty and innocence. The stem of the rose can define as the support that Amanda and Tom gave her. The thorn is her shyness. It is her shyness that no one wants to go near her and she does not want to go near anyone.
To begin, the flowers represent the racism and prejudice that lies within the tight community of Maycomb, Alabama. One instance of the flowers being used as symbolism is when Camellias
Within Steinbeck's story, "Chrysanthemums," the main character, Elisa Allen, is confronted with many instances of conflict. Steinbeck uses chrysanthemums to symbolize this conflict and Elisa's self-worth. By examining these points of conflict and the symbolism presented by the chrysanthemums, the meaning of the story can be better determined.
For example, when Hope, Dell, and Jackie go with their grandpa to The Candy Lady’s house, “...the sound of melting ice cream being slurped up fast, before it slides past our wrists, on down our arms and onto the hot, dry road” (Woodson 71). Furthermore, symbolism plays a big part in the poems. At one point in the story, once the family is in New York, the narrator describes a single tree in a small square of dirt, and it represents the part of the south that she still holds with her, the fact that Greenville, South Carolina will always be a part of her. I appreciated the symbolism and the fact that it provided more depth to the book; some instances of symbolism were genuinely
Margaret Laurence uses flower imagery in her novel The Stone Angel to represent Hagar's way of life. There are two types of flowers, wild and civilized. These two types of flowers are associated with the educated, controlled way of life and the material way of life.
The main symbolic image that the flowers provide is that of life; in the first chapter of the novel Offred says “…flowers: these are not to be dismissed. I am alive.” Many of the flowers Offred encounters are in or around the house where she lives; it can be suggested that this array of floral life is a substitute for the lack of human life, birth and social interaction. The entire idea of anything growing can be seen as a substitute for a child growing. The Commander’s house contains many pictures; as they are visual images, “flowers are still allowed.” Later, when Serena is “snipping off the seed pods with a pair of shears… aiming, positioning the blades… The fruiting body,” it seems that all life is being eradicated, even that of the flowers.
Mama’s plant symbolizes how she loves her family and how she wants their dreams to come true. She takes care of the plants like she takes care of her family and dreams of a house with a garden.
word “art” which may imply something about the materialistic world that she tries to be a part of. Interestingly, and perhaps most symbolic, is the fact that the lily is the “flower of death”, an outcome that her whirlwind, uptight, unrealistic life inevitably led her to.
The author’s message is given through use of put meaning behind the chrysanthemums in the story making them symbols for anamplitude of different meanings.
Another symbolic aspect of this film is the plant itself. Not only does it represent hope: it represents the power of one small action. This plays to WALL-E’s cautionary message about the tragedy of the commons. Furthermore, the broken robots also have representative importance. They may be dysfunctional, but their quirks prove to be useful in defeating their functioning robot counterparts. Like WALL-E and EVE, these imperfect robots have lives that involve more than just following one directive. The malfunctions of these machines parallel the uniqueness of humans. Sure, our flaws make us different, but every said “flaw” can be useful, like they were for the broken robots.
John Steinbeck uses symbolism to give alternate meanings to his short story “Chrysanthemums.'; A symbol is a device used to suggest more than its literary meaning. He uses these symbols to look further into the characters and their situations. The character Elisa has a garden, which is more than just a garden, and the chrysanthemums that she tends are more than just flowers. There are actions that she performs in the story, which also have other meanings.
The fog is a minor symbol in the opening setting and is described as a lid for “on every side it… made of the great valley a closed pot” ( ). Women have a limit placed on them in their roles. They cannot do the things men are taught to do. Though Elisa’s husband saw that she is strong and has a gift with gardening, he still doesn’t allow her to work with him. The idea of strict gender roles are portrayed, where the man does manly work while the woman stays and be a delicate housewife (Erden-Imamoglu). The chrysanthemums symbol two parts of Elisa: her femininity and maternity instincts. As mentioned previously, by the tinker expressing interest in her flowers she opens to him by removing the clothes which hid her delicateness of a woman and shows “her dark pretty hair” ( ). The masculinity she first possesses is gone. Additionally, the way in which she takes care of her flowers is the same as a mother would for her child (ren). For her flowers, she makes sure “no aphids were there, no sowbugs or snails or cut worms” ( ). All the things that could potentially harm her plants, her children, were removed. Women like to feel that they are beautiful; however, it takes the verbal gestures of their partner or someone who cares, to allow them to reach to that point. They also possess natural motherly instincts though some will never be able to have children of their own and
...a calming feeling. His poem, “To Blossoms” concentrates on leaves and how nature shows it’s beauty but briefly when he says, “Twas pity Nature brought ye forth Merely to show your worth, And lose you quite.” (Herrick, n. page). Herrick sympathizes with the leaves for not being able to show how valuable they are to nature for a long time period. He further emphasizes on this sympathy when he calls the leaves, “lovely leaves, where we May read…” (Herrick, n. page). Herrick talks about the petals of blossoms and he alludes to them representing life and how they are pledges that are from nature. These so called pledges state that if we live a good life, then nature will be fair to us and help us prosper and achieve our goals and dreams. His views on nature and how it is a metaphor for life is what allowed Herrick to become one of the greatest poets of his generations.
The poem then acknowledges this in stanza six by explaining that she only wishes to spread hope to the future human race. This repetition of the stanzas only goes to echo a greater message to the readers. In the last stanzas, there is a mutual connection of the quote "roots of the flower, justice and hope." The author gives two different images of life in the oppressed state and life in complete freedom. As she indicates: ”I am the woman”, “offering two flowers”, “whose roots are twin,” it allows the readers to understand that her transformation from bondage and physical deformation speak about justice on great levels, while the new, repaired image of the woman is re-created through hope. Therefore, justice and hope become the true roots of who this woman was and what she eventually had the chance to become. These roots, as she describes them, are the roots of a happy society or a place without hate or persecution. In this sense, justice and hope become interchangeably important in the survival of society that continually struggles with the topics of racism and