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Write an essay of 1000 words based on the question given
below.
How do the symbolisms in the playA Dolls Houseprovide a deeper
meaning to the major theme
of the drama.
According to The Little Oxford Dictionary Seventh Edition 1994
p668, Symbolism means
artistic movement or style using symbols to express idea or
emotions. In literature, symbolism is
used to provide meaning to the writing beyond what is actually
being described. The author uses
an object or reference to add deeper meaning to a story. An
author may use the same object to
convey deeper meaning or may use variations of the same object
to create an overarching mood
or feeling.
Symbolisms also often used to support a literary theme.
Symbolisms may be obvious or more
subtle or hidden so that the reader must really think and study
the work to grasp the authors true
meaning. Authors embed subtle images into their work to make it
deeper, richer, more
meaningful and colourful . Symbolisms is supplement to the
story.
Symbolisms can give a literary work more richness and make the
meaning of the work deeper.
These are some examples of symbolism;Love is a jewel ,this is
symbolic because it suggests that
love is rare and precious,You are my sunshine ;sunshine is to
represent hope, and Where is myheart? heartto represent love.
Throughout the text, we can describe few major theme in A Dolls
House, first, women are not
treated as equals with men, either in relation to their husbands
or society, as is clear from
Torvarlds horror of his employees thinking he has been
influenced in a decision about
Krogstads job by his wife. Second, the female characters of
Nora, Mrs Linde and the Nurse all
have to sacrifice themselves to be accepted, or even to survive.
Nora not only sacrifices herself in
borrowing money to save Torvarld, but she loses her children
when she decided to pursue her
own identity. Third, Mrs Linde sacrifices the true love of her
life, Krogstad, and marries a man
she does not love in order to support her dependent relatives.
The Nurse has to give up her own
child to look after other people in order to survive
financially.
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CONCLUSION:
In the A Dolls House play, the use of symbolisms to the
characters and the story of this play
helps me to understand the story better. The plot and action
take place in the story can be
thought of as one level, while the symbolism of certain things
in the writing act on anotherlevel to enhance the story. Symbolisms
is important because it adds depth to the story. It
emphasizes a certain point the author is trying to make. The
imagery a symbol can create and
helps the author portray a massage. Symbolisms also can make a
story more interesting and
provide intriguing details to the reader. Symbolisms are good
way to make people think, too.
To fully understand the massage and the story, we need to
understand the symbolism. To
understand symbolisms, we have to think.
