Symbolism In The Defenders

Everything began in Chicago, on the 16th of December, 1928. Philip Kindred and Jane Kindred Dick cried and wept for the first time in their lives. Jane died after 41 days, because of the carelessness of their mother, Dorothy Grant Kindred (who didn't take her to the hospital at the proper time, a money matter). Since then, Dick had a unconscious culpability complex and we can understand perhaps a bit more why he felt anger toward his parents. Moreover, Jane would be found in many phildickian writings later on. Dick's dad, Joseph Edgar Dick, had a nice job indeed: cutting the throats of pigs as an employee of the government. His mother censored official texts of the government's spokesmen. Here again, what feelings went through the young Dick

Even though Dick had this obsession, he did not want anyone to know that he was a genuine pedophile. His biggest fear was having his mother find the sad truth about her baby

With the use of syntax, Capote is able to insert phrases that Dick had actually mentioned and include them in describing Dick’s nauseating fantasies: “The child accepted the gift, whereupon Dick smiled and winked at her. He was sorry he felt as he did about her, for his sexual interest in female children was a failing of which he was ‘sincerely ashamed’--a secret he’d not confessed to anyone and hoped no one suspected...because other people might not think it ‘normal.’ That, to be sure, was something he was certain he was--‘a normal.’ Seducing pubescent girls, as he had ‘eight or nine’ times in the last several years did not disprove it, for if the truth were known, most real men had the same desires he had” (Capote 201). Capote’s insertion of Dick describing his sexual desires towards young girls as “normal” and something he had done “eight or nine” times as well as something he was “sincerely ashamed of” when in fact he is not ashamed of it, as he describes his attraction towards these children as something every man feels. Dick feels as if he has to be normal and will not allow himself or anyone else to think differently. He knows what he is doing is wrong but continues to do it as he has eight or nine times before. This quote is imperative in showing the distasteful

Dick’s secret is told, by saying, “The child accepted the gift, whereupon Dick smiled and winked at her, for his sexual interest in female children was a failing of which he was “sincerely ashamed”-a secret he’d not confessed to anyone and hoped no one suspected (though he was aware that Perry had reason to), because other people might not think it “normal”.” Dick himself even thinks that his interest in prepubescent children is not “normal” and thus it is something he keeps hidden from everyone. Except Perry, who was able to figure it out by simply being near Dick. Dick is someone who is dangerous and based off of the passage, he is a pedophile. Even later, it’s stated “Seducing pubescent girls, as he had done “eight or nine” times in the last several years.”

Even though Dick and Perry were both the murderers of the investigation, Dick seems to have a much darker and iniquitous mentality, which is a primary component in the reader’s feelings for him. Unlike Perry’s past, Dick had a pretty normal childhood. Although he was convicted of some minor crimes, they were never really linked to his actions in the future. Coming from an economically stable family, Dick seemed to have everything going for himself, but one accident changed the whole outcome of his life. At a young age, Dick hit his head which might have triggered a change in his brain development. Meaning that this might have been the cause of his issues and psychopathic tendencies. Even though this event might create sympathy for Dick, in my opinion this creates a vision of him as a monster. Capote never really goes into detail about Dick’s difficulties or any significant events following the accident. It seems that the author is in fact pushing Dick away from humanity, and depicting him as a living being with “technical difficulties”. What also is very significant about this incident is that it boldens an image of permanency on Dick’s inability to feel human emotions. Even though Dick seems to be compared to a monster, a part of him can still fall into multiple

The film, Children of Men directed by Alfonso Cuarón, holds a mirror up to our faces and makes us look. Humans kill, torture, and destroy. Yet we create, give, and love. This motion picture explores the themes of hope, faith and redemption with astounding technical and artistic prowess that puts the audience into the thick of it. It is infused with authentic acting, celestial music, intense visual effects and rich symbolic script writing Children of Men is much more than a dystopian fantasy flick. It is an innovative masterpiece!

In “Battle Royal” author Ralph Ellison uses many symbols to represent the narrators struggle for identity. The symbols also represent the oppression and powerlessness of the black men and their struggle for equality. The symbols include the blonde of the strippers hair, the gold coins scattered on the rug and the prized calfskin briefcase. The stripper’s hair described as “magnificent blonde” and “hair yellow like that of a circus kewpie doll” (Ellison 15) is symbolic of the contrast of desire and powerlessness. The gold coins are symbolic of power and the illusion of possible prosperity. The calfskin briefcase symbolizes the reward for remaining the good humble slave.

"There isn't anyone to help you. Only me. And I'm the Beast . . . Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill! You knew, didn’t you? I'm part of you?" (Golding, 143) Symbolism is used to represent something of a deeper meaning. This quote represents the beast, which is one of the many symbols along with the conch shell and war paint presented in the novel “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding. This essay will explore the different symbols utilized to give William Golding’s novel a deeper meaning.

Symbolism has a powerful effect on both the conscious and unconscious mind. Conspicuous symbolism engages the conscious mind, making one think about the many clever connections the author has made. Symbolism of the more subtle variety can have just as much of an effect on the reader; even though the reader may miss an intentional connection made by the author, they are likely to detect it subliminally. This can have a profound impact on the reader’s understanding and impression of a work. In his novel the Assault, a novel about the consequences of a particular dramatic event that occurred during World War II where the main character’s house was incinerated and all of his close family killed, Harry Mulisch takes advantage of this fact

(B)uuddmmm ! , in the back of my head. Boom Pop Boom Pop!! Where is that coming from? That’s the sound of death from The Drummer Boy Of Shiloh.

Richard Pryor once said, “There’s a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at” (A-Z Quotes). Leon Rappoport, a professor at Kansas State University, believed in the same thin line as Pryor. Rappoport received his BA and MS at New York University, and completed his PhD in 1963 at the University of Colorado(Kansas State University). He studied psychological sciences, and concentrated his studies in decision making and human judgment, even writing a book called Punchlines: The Case for Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Humor (Kansas State University). In another book, The Sword and Shield Metaphor and Other Perspectives, Rappoport claims that humor depends on how the audience receives humor. The audience can either be on the side of the audience that is getting laughed at, or they can be on the side of the audience that is laughing with other people.

What the readers know of Dick’s past is very little, as Capote works to characterize him through flashbacks the readers know it was his plan to kill the Clutters and he does have some family “there were those Dick claimed to love: three sons, a mother, a father, a brother—persons he hadn’t dare confide his plan to(Capote 106).” But Capote characterizes Dick more so through descriptions of his habits than through his memories. “Inez was a prostitute…she was eighteen and Dick had promised to marry her. But he had also promised to marry Maria, a women of fifty who was a widow of a very rich banker(Capote 118-119)” Dick is shown throughout the book as someone who uses people to get what he wants, he calls on Perry to help him with his plan, he uses women for sex and money while making promises he never intends to keep. “If he knew Dick, and he did—now he did—would spend the money right away on vodka and women(Capote 119). Capote does not draw any sympathy from the readers, Dick is perceived as an emotionless man who pretends to believe in people and want the same

The short story, Battle Royal by Ralph Ellison, a blindfold is used as one of the major symbols of the story. The blindfold symbolizes the narrator’s inability to see the battle he is truly up against. The African American narrator of the short story is invited to give a speech at a gathering of some of the towns white citizens after successfully delivering the same speech at his graduation. When the narrator arrives he is subjected to doing horrifying things. One of which is having to blindly and brutally fight some of his black schoolmates all of whom are also blindfolded. While the narrator is in the ring taking hard hits, his thoughts return speech. He is so focused on delivering a speech of quality that will win over the white audience. The narrator states, “The harder we fought the more threatening the men became. And yet, I had begun to worry about my speech again. How would it go? Would they recognize my ability? What would they give me” (Ellison 6)? The narrator is so blindly focused on receiving admiration from the

At first glance the song “Iron Man” by Black Sabbath is obviously about being in a position of power. Osborn uses the superhero Iron Man to represent what it's like to be idolized in a uphealded position. But in his case instead of being the do good hero, Osborn is the villain, commiting murderous acts that the fictional superhero Iron man would never dream of doing. This power struggle is represented by the songs very repetitive beat. Every line rhymes with the one that follows. Even the songs beat and chords appear to rhyme with each other due to how they are repeated throughout the song. I believe that this repetitiveness symbolizes in a nutshell what it's like to be a superhero. In the fictional Iron Man’s case if someone needs his help, he saves them, no questions asked, looking for nothing in return. That's all he ever does day in and day out. The pressure then begins to build and Iron Man makes a drastic decision, that is represented by the guitar solos towards the end of the song. The solos symbolize Iron Man breaking free of his repetitive life, and for the first time, having the freedom to do as he wishes. The end of the song represents his payback. Payback for everyone that took his kindness for granted, not realizing what a toll it had on him. Giving him severe distress, causing him to lash out and basically violently kill everyone in his path.

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk, gives us the theme of violence by using three symbols of destruction through the novel to represent the breakdown of civilization. With the beginning of the novel, Palahniuk reveals the three symbols a gun, an anarchy, and an explosion which all lead up to the three main characters in the novel. Tyler Durden as the gun, Marla as the anarchy, and the narrator as the explosion. With all the destruction being done throughout the novel by these character explains why these symbols represent them and society. All of the symbols are known for bringing pain or damaging people or things. The three characters are all in love with each other while Tyler and the narrator are making clubs to cause harm to the public. Tyler