Saturday, February 23, 2013

The Wars Reflection # 4: Symbolism.. Symbolism.. Another Symbolism?!

Timothy Fiddley's The Wars has been rather an unique piece of literature as I dig my way deeper and deeper into the Climax. One thing though that I have to talk about is the author specializes, or even deeper mastered in the usage of symbolism throughout the story. If you don't get the severity of my words, here's a perfect example in which you may or may not have known, The book, "The Wars" identifies symbolism engaging in the nature of "all wars" when technically speaking its only "WWI".  Anyways, that is not the only thing I learnt reading this book, another unique thing is that Fiddley is most certainly an animal lover. Animal symbolism paints the storyline. 
For Example...

1. Birds symbolizes the upcoming danger Ross faces as his war effort goes on. 
- Every time Ross sees birds, an attack follows.
2. Rabbits symbolizes the guilt Robert bears for his sister's death.
-  Her sister loved playing with Rabbits.
3. Coyotes symbolizes the relationship of mammals being two different species, Robert and the Coyote.
-  The coyote went with Robert as he ran.

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