Smybolism and Literary Devices homework

Smybolism

This list of symbolism is from the short story “No Escape(Hero)” by Reader’s Digest- February 2008

1.       In the first sentence they mention it was fall. Fall usually symbolizes Irony, but this story is more of a tragedy. With people almost dying, and a hero emergening.

2.       A whoosh of air before the water came I think is a bad sign like the start of a tragedy. Where the people drown in water.

3.       Niagara-like roar of black water, to me it symbolizes that they will get rushed with water, and might just drown.

4.       The time it took place was again, was a time for Irony. It was nightfall, or I thought so. I think 6’o clock would be night fall at some places or times of the year.

5.       When the cage came down for Swaby, it was like the end for the tragedy, but  then the writing reminds you that there’s 2 more guys stuck down there.

6.       The blackness of the sewer system would be in a tragedy, like most of the symbols. Darkness is unknown and scary.

7.       Storms works into tragedy, showing that when storms are around, something bad might happen.

8.       This last one is not on the list but, I think that a dark swear, is a tragedy. It has a very grim setting and give of a felling for something bad.
     
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