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Miso Park Symbolism

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Miso Park
It’s my symbol and I’ll cry if I want to
“If enough writers use a given object or situation in enough works, we start to recognize and understand the range of possible meanings” (Foster 242)
 Some symbols are very easy to detect (common)
 Example: rain=sadness or fire=hope
“In a situation where we encounter purely private symbols, there are some things we can fall back on” (Foster 245)
 Some symbols are harder to detect
 They are ‘private’, meaning that you need a deeper analysis to uncover what the symbol represents
“Use what you know” (Foster 248)
 What you learn from one book will also apply to future books as well
 The only thing that can prepare you to read a certain book is to read the book
“Every work teaches us how to read it as we go along” (Foster 248)
 This quote explains how in a book, context helps a lot in reading unfamiliar forms of literature.
 For example, one page may help with the following pages. Therefore, every page of a book is part of an education in reading.
“You know more than you think you do” (Foster 249)
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 Although we haven’t read every single book of literature, we have read enough to give us a basic foundation to keep improving as a reader.
Other literary example: In the Hunger Games, the Mockingjay pin seems to represent mocking jays (hybrid between jabber jays and mockingbirds) or their home district, but in reality, it symbolizes rebellion, and ultimately, Katniss herself; she becomes the Mockingjay.
Media/pop culture example: In Frozen, Elsa’s gloves seem to be used to solely hide her magical power to prevent hurting anyone but the deeper meaning is that the gloves represent Elsa’s fear of showing people who she really is because she is different than the others. Likewise, Hans uses his gloves to mask his true evil self near the end of the movie, as he tries to kill Anna by leaving her to freeze to

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