ENG 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Protestantism, Multiculturalism In Canada
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Week 7: used in most works of art, are often an object or an event that signifies something beyond itself, can be universal or specific. In o"connor"s story the symbol is the penny and the hat. Penny represents her perceived superior status even though she has none to spare. Image: often used to evoke the theme of a story, an idea that is brought to mind through language, we default to the idea that image is always visual but imagery plays on all senses. Can be visual, auditory, tactile, smell, taste, thermal image that suggests heat or kinetic movement: can be literal or a concrete sensation. Image is at the core of all writing. 1st is a tide image: it is a universal symbol and has the same meaning for all readers. 2nd is free image: when meaning of an image depends on how it is used, and as a result can have various meanings for different readers.
