Symbolism

Symbols in Short Stories

The White Herron
Cow- The cow symbolizes the child’s one and only friend. It is the only thing that will play games with her, such as hide and seek. Obviously the cow doesn’t realize this, but the child does.
Gun- The power that men believe that they hold
Sylvia- Innocence
Sea- To me, I notice the sea as being something that is forbidden because Sylvia has never seen it but can hear it calling to her.
　The Yellow Wallpaper
House- When I was reading about the house, I started to think that the woman was just dreaming about a house that she had lived at in the past but had been damaged.
The old wallpaper- boring and depressing part of life.
Ripping of the Wallpaper- Starting your life over, or taking and your life and forgetting about all of the old things.