The Great Gatsby is filled with symbols and symbolism, which try to convey Fitzgerald’s ideas to the reader. The symbols are uniquely involved in the plot of the story, which makes their implications more real. There are three major symbols that serve very important significance in the symbolism of the novel. They are “the valley of the ashes,” the reality that represents the corruption in the world, the green light of Daisy’s lap that Gatsby sees across the bay and lastly, the symbolism of the East Egg and West Egg or more important the east and the west of the country.
The “Valley of the Ashes” is located next to the river, where railroad and highway intersect. It is a dumpster between West Egg and New York. The “valley of ashes” poisons the American landscape with waste produced in the manufacture of the rich. It represents the spiritual desolation of modern society. Also, the “valley of ashes” plays a symbolic factor in portraying the destruction of Gatsby’s dream just like the industry plays the most important role in the destruction of …
Analysis of Emily Dickinson’s The Bustle in a House
Analysis of Emily Dickinson’s The Bustle in a House
The Bustle in a House is a poem by Emily Dickinson about the painful loss one feels after the death of a loved one. Dickinson was quite familiar with the kind of pain expressed in her poem. Her father, mother, nephew, and three close friends, all died within an eight-year period. It is no small wonder that a common theme in Dickinson s poetry is death. She uses many literary devices, including structure, imagery, figurative language, sound devices, and capitalization; to convey the hurt one experiences when a loved one passes on.
The structure of The Bustle in a House is very interesting. It is a short poem, only two stanzas long. Both stanzas are made up of a single sentence. With the exception of a lone dash at the end of the first stanza, and the period that ends the sentence, there is no punctuation. All of these factors add up to make the poem have a very brisk pace. The pace makes it seem that after death, one is supposed to just pick up and go on as usual.
Dickinson also uses imagery to add to the th…