Symbolism in Modern American Fiction: A Case Study of Toni Morrison’s Paradise
Journal: International Journal of Arts and Social Science (Vol.4, No. 5)Publication Date: 2021-10-30
Authors : Samah Thabet;
Page : 07-78
Keywords : Symbolism; Alienation; Captivity; Morrison;
Abstract
The study aspires to investigate the utilization of the symbolism in Toni Morrison's Paradise (1997). The female figures are endowed with shared characteristics of helplessness and loss that augmented our sense of man's entrapment and dehumanization. Their dilemma also triggered off a subsidiary cluster of themes, events, and imagery to trace the best means to set up equilibrium between man and his surroundings and before his entire shaky psyche. The study spotlights the interplay of symbolism with these elements to vividly convey and enrich the authorial message. It ultimately concludes that the symbolic dimension in the novel adds up to its literary merit and universal appea
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