Some useful hints about correct English and tips on literary analysis by Barbara Daniels (Doc Barbara) an ex-teacher with an Oxford M.A. in English Language and Literature and a London Ph. D
Single inverted commas
Although it is usual to enclose a word under discussion in single inverted commas, I have chosen instead to emphasise it in red to prevent confusion with apostrophes.
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Friday, 25 May 2012
EMBLEM
An emblem is similar to a symbol except that it is more limited in its meaning and often has a direct reference to just one object. Whereas the conch in Lord of the Flies has many significances: civilisation, order, comradeship, leadership etc., the daffodil, as emblem of Wales, means just that country. It also carries its reference with it: a daffodil indicates Wales to anyone, whereas a conch means civilsation only within the novel. A literary example would be the violet in the seventeenth century which was widely accepted as an emblem of faithful love and truth.
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emblem,
Lord of the Flies,
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