[QUOTE="Greedo_What"][QUOTE="helium_flash"][QUOTE="Greedo_What"][QUOTE="muthsera666"][QUOTE="Greedo_What"] I hate English. Such a waste of time. What happened to the days when we would do grammar or something that will actually benefit us? Not finding bizarre symbols to other things in it. I mean, if I wrote a book, I would NOT make sure every single word is a symbol of Rasputin or Anti-anti-semitism.
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Actually, knowing what symbols represent will help in the real world. You would be surprised how often things come up in scholarly articles that depend upon common symbols that are supposed to be taught in school.
What I mean is the symbols that are not symbols, yet we have to find these "symbols" for full marks. Like, lets say there's a story about a kid who got a balloon. "The red balloon was joyous indeed!" Now you interpret this as supporting Communism and the fall of the Capitalist American Expansionist Empire (CAEE) that is threatening to rule the world as a fascist dictatorship.Actually, that wouldn't not be too far-fetched. Many writers actually DO put in symbolism such as that. Some books, such as ANimal Farm, are completely symbolism. The more you write, the better you get at putting in things like that. Gah, you're all out to get me aren't you... How about this... A very old book from Italy has a man kiss another man on the cheek as greeting (which is normal in Italy). Now, you inerpret this as that they are actually gay That's more what I mean. I think that a lot of symbolism is just pointless. Anybody who tries to put symbolism in a story instead of writing about the actual thing, they are adding the symbolism for little reason considering most people ignore it, except for people obsessed with politics, they see everything.Unless you are in a society that would repress one's writings if symbolism was not used... But anyway, symbols are used to convey many ideas that it would otherwise be redundant and annoying to read in the story if they had to be explained.
It depends upon how the kiss between the two men is described as to whether it could be reasoned that there is more to the greeting than just formality.
Most people do not ignore symbolism, and to make such a claim shows a lack of appreciation for how much symbols mean in society. Think about it. In a movie, if the lead bad guy steps on and crushes a dove, would it mean the same thing as if he stepped on a robin? Symbolism...
Boondock Saints, anyone? Smecker was asking about the symbolism of the coins on the eyes? Remember? It all connects. :o
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