Symbolism: "Mr. Flood's Party"

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English

 

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Robert S

 

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August 5, 2014

 

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Flood's inevitable death. The first symbol Robinson uses that foreshadows Mr. Flood's death is the harvest moon. Mr. Flood says to himself, "we have the harvest moon/ Again, and we may not have many more" (Robinson lines 9-10). A harvest moon suggests that it is the season of autumn which comes near the end of the year...
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Autumn is a traditional symbol (used in many pieces of literature) that symbolizes one's nearing the end of life. Another symbol Robinson uses to foreshadow Mr. Flood's death is a bird, "[t]he bird of Time" (Khayyam qtd. in Allison). When Mr. Flood says, "The bird is on the wing," (Robinson line 11) he is alluding to The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam that uses a bird for a symbol of time...
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