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Page 194
... symbolism . And his symbolism can only be described by examples . The overriding single subject of these later novels is money , which is itself a symbol , and the things that go with money , power , position , and so on . ( In passing ...
... symbolism . And his symbolism can only be described by examples . The overriding single subject of these later novels is money , which is itself a symbol , and the things that go with money , power , position , and so on . ( In passing ...
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... symbol of money power is Mr. Dombey himself , to whose pride of position as the British merchant everything must be ... symbol , that of the sea- " What are the wild waves saying ? " - the symbol of death and also of life and ...
... symbol of money power is Mr. Dombey himself , to whose pride of position as the British merchant everything must be ... symbol , that of the sea- " What are the wild waves saying ? " - the symbol of death and also of life and ...
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... symbol . What she means cannot be paraphrased , though one might make many guesses about her significance . She is ... symbol works ; the figure of Mrs. Moore broods over the novel , not be- nignly , anything but that , but as a symbol ...
... symbol . What she means cannot be paraphrased , though one might make many guesses about her significance . She is ... symbol works ; the figure of Mrs. Moore broods over the novel , not be- nignly , anything but that , but as a symbol ...
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THE FIRST GENERA | 107 |
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