Essays on Symbolizing

Literature

Summary and analysis of The Lamb by Blake Introduction “The Lamb” by William Blake originally published in Songs of Innocence in the year 1789. The Lamb is among the 19 poems in the Songs of Innocence, and is one of the most widely read poems in English language. Although the poem is considered as a child’s song due to the simple rhyme and rhythm scheme, the poem becomes more complex in suggestion and allusion as it progresses. In the poem, “the lamb” shows innocence and purity (Cunningham, Reich, and Fichner-Rathus 589).

Blake starts his poem with a pastoral ...

The first thought in reading the title of the short story Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway is to wonder what the title means. Once the reader gets into the story and becomes caught up in the interaction between the man and his female companion, the title may slip away after the first and second mention as symbolism and the author’s presentation of gender characteristics. However important and interesting the other aspects of Hills Like White Elephants may be, it is proposed that the entire story is based around the premise of the representation of the hills ...

Marta Minujín is a conceptual artist who created works of art that are specific to pop art current, depicting, through the use of irony or humor contemporary events, which she referred to as “happenings”. Her artistic career reflects different historical and creative movements that define her versatile, free floating style. Two different artworks that summarize Minujín’s challengeable and pliable artistic style, while also illustrating her creative singularity, are “Parthenon of Books” and “Sweet Bread Obelisk”. The works of Marta Minujín debate social happenings, aspects that have influenced the reality of Argentina and Buenos Aires in ...