Monster Essays - The Dead
By: Anonymous
The Dead 1) Symbolic meaning of snow… a. Beginning when first enters Aunts house (warmth) he is out of the snow = coldness, isolation and inhumanity. But when enters the home he is surrounded with warmth and acceptance. Pages 10-11 b. Page 25 Gabriel was nervous about presenting his speech and sought comfort at a window. Looking outside at the falling snow, Gabriel he received a form of release, escape and feeling that he is unknown. c. At the end of the story, when Gabriel is with his wife Gretta, snow symbolizes a “new awareness”. He realizes that he looks too heavily upon himself and should look towards others and become more compassionate. 2) Charact....
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