Symbolism In The Other Side

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After reading the book, The Other Side, one can conclude the story is about two races (black and white) who are divided from each other by a fence. However, two girls, each from the opposite race, meet each other and form a bond. Thus, they use the fence to enjoy each other’s company instead of using it to keep them separated. After analyzing the story, the reader can conclude there is various evidence of symbolism, the audience for this particular story is children, and the tone of the book is inquisitiveness and innocence. As stated in the paragraph above, there is evidence of symbolism within the book. The fence is a symbolic object in which the reader is first introduced to in the first sentence: “That summer the fence that stretched

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