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Symbols In Night Calls And Quilt Of A Country

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Have you ever wondered what something meant, like the symbols of a story? Do you ever pay attention to it? You probably haven’t, but symbols are a good thing to look for in a book. The symbol helps you grasp the story more, helps make an understanding, and it can also help you predict the next action and more. Like in the stories: “Once Upon a Time” by Nacline Gordimer, “Night Calls” by Lisa Fugard, and “Quilt of a Country” by Anna Quindlen. In the story “Night Calls” one of the symbols is the Heron (bird) that the father takes care of. The father of the girl (narrator) had lost his wife and just got a heron to look after. The heron was a symbol of distraction for the father. The people told him that the heron was almost extinct and they would try to find a mate. Meanwhile the father took care of the bird, he was so interested in the bird in the beginning. When the girl/daughter/narrator would come home all he talked about was the heron. With that being said, the symbol is distraction by the heron. …show more content…

The symbol is being too safe comes with a price. It all started when the mom of the little boy read him a book. It was a book about a prince climbing a wall to kiss the princess. The little boy thought he was the prince one day and tried to climb the wall his parents put up. Only did he not know there were coils of sharp blades wrapped around the top. When the little boy reached the top of the wall he got stuck in the coils and bleed out everywhere. So being too safe does come with a

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