Symbolism in literature

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1. Symbols in NOvel the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde Introduction to Literature

2. DEFINITION Definition (noun): a mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process Definition (literature): Symbolism  is the practice or art of using an object or a word to represent an abstract idea. An action, person, place, word, or object can all have a symbolic meaning. When an author wants to suggest a certain mood or emotion , it is executed subtly.

3. PURPOSE OF SYMBOLS Symbolism is often used by writers to enhance their writing. Symbolism can give a literary work more richness and color and can make the meaning of the work deeper. used to signify ideas and qualities and give them symbolic meaning which is different from their literal sense

4. TYPES OF SYMBOLS Similie Metaphor Personification Allegory Hyperbole Irony

5. TYPES OF SYMBOLISM Simile A simile is a figurative language device that allows one object to be compared with another by using the term "like" or " as“. For eg . “The Horse runs like the wind” Metaphor Metaphor allows language to be used to directly identify one object with another without using "like" or " as”. The only difference between simile and metaphor is the directness of metaphors. For eg . “My beloved is the red balloon that lifts my heart”

6. TYPES OF SYMBOLS Personification Personification is a very commonly used form of symbolism that applies human attributes to inhuman objects. Personification can give human form and sensibilities to anything from an animal to a chair to an abstract concept like hate or pride . For eg . “Our traveling habits have tired us. Can you give us a room with a view?” Allegory Allegory is simply a form of figurative language that is essentially an extended metaphor. The characters in an allegory are metaphorical personifications of abstract qualities or of someone else . For eg . In Avatar (Movie): Pandora woods represents the amazon forest In Blade Runner (Movie): Represents the relationship between man and technology.

7. TYPES OF SYMBOLS Hyperbole Hyperbole is a symbolic figure of speech that uses conscious exaggeration to make a point. The point made by hyperbole can be either serious or comic . For eg . “I am so hungry I could eat a horse” Irony Irony is a figurative form of speech in which the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning of the words expressed.

8. SYMBOLS IN THE STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE JEKYLL’S HOUSE AND LABORATORY Dr. Jekyll lives in a well-appointed home, characterized by Stevenson as having “a great air of wealth and comfort.” His laboratory is described as “a certain sinister block of building … [which] bore in every feature the marks of profound and sordid negligence.” With its decaying facade and air of neglect, the laboratory quite neatly symbolizes the corrupt and perverse Hyde . The connection between Dr Jekyll’s house and Mr Hyde also hints the connection between these two personas. The buildings are joined but both are on different streets.

9. SYMBOLS IN THE STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE HYDE’S PHYSICAL APPEARANCE According to the indefinite remarks made by his overwhelmed observers, Hyde appears repulsively ugly and deformed, small, shrunken, and hairy. His physical ugliness and deformity symbolizes his moral hideousness and warped ethics. Indeed, for the audience of Stevenson’s time, the connection between such ugliness and Hyde’s wickedness might have been seen as more than symbolic. Many people believed in the science of physiognomy, which held that one could identify a criminal by physical appearance.  Hyde’s small stature also symbolizes the darkness that has been repressed for years.

10. SYMBOLS IN THE STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE DOORS OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE Dr. Jekyll's door can be thought of as both a point of access to and a representation of his character. Jekyll is a well-respected and successful doctor in London, and his front door reflects this. The novel's narrator tells us that the doctor's home is part of a ''square of ancient, handsome houses,'' and that its door ''w[ears] a great air of wealth and comfort .'‘ Whereas, Mr. Hyde's door, too, can be read as a point of access to and representation of his character. It's a symbol of insidious intrigue : The doors are representation of their respective characters.

11. REFERENCE YourDictionary. 2017.  Examples of Symbolism . [ONLINE] Available at:  http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-symbolism.html . [Accessed 20 December 2017 ]. The Pen and The Pad. 2017.  Types of Symbolism & Figurative Language | The Pen and The Pad . [ONLINE] Available at:  https://penandthepad.com/types-symbolism-figurative-language-6539456.html . [Accessed 20 December 2017 ]. SparkNotes : Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Themes, Motifs & Symbols. 2017.  SparkNotes : Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Themes, Motifs & Symbols . [ONLINE] Available at:  http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/jekyll/themes.html . [Accessed 20 December 2017].