Friday, October 14, 2011

Winter Fires

Patterns In Literature and Elements
"Where I remember so many winter fires burning" (Rosnay 10).
In this line I noticed two very symbolic words: winter and fire.

Season: winter
Time of day: night
Stage of life: old
Symbolism: symbolic end or death.

- The word "winter" suggests that someone- perhaps the narrator- is going to have a symbolic end or death. I predict that maybe the narrator is going to leave her selfish husband soon.

Element: Fire
Personality Trait: action oriented
Literary Symbolic Significance: symbol of transformation and regeneration. Purification and destruction of evil.

- The word "fire" proposes that there is going to be a lot of action which could lead to a transformation in the story, probably for the worse.

1 comment:

  1. Good application but can you take it further? Be specific to the characters and plotlines of the novel so far.

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