Symbolism

Symbolism is seen all around us in different forms and ways. It is the applied use of symbols to represent something. For example i have seen different forms of symbolism in movies, books and images/pictures. One example of symbolism that i have seen was in the movie What Dreams May Come. In this movie the producer used paintings made by a character to descrie how they thought heaven would be for them. Paintigs, in a way was a connection between a widow and her husband that had passed away. This has been one of the most interesting forms of symbolism because it showed how great theyre love was- it was as if they were literally soulmates and would conect with each other even though the other was dead.

Another way that i have seen an example of symbolism was in The Joy Luck Club and teh book i just fiished reading- The Lovely Bones. In TJLC the author Amy used a swan to show hope that the mother had. In the Lovely Bones, on the other hand, the author used a charm braclet that Susie had as well. She had hope that she would be found in some way, that someone would discover how she had died. In bth of these books the use of symbolism was very strong.