The use of symbols
A part of your exam question requires you to focus on the use of symbols in the short story “Gon-do-la” by Annemarie Neary. here, we will discuss the following ones:
- The “guava girls”
- The gondolas and the map
- Zhang’s presents
- The five-star resort
- The cornfield and the elements related to Mao Zedong
The gondolas and the map
Then, the gondolas which Zhang also fabricates become a symbol of novelty and help Zhang dream about places she has never heard of. At the same time, the gondolas symbolise the luxury Zhang and the guava girls will never be able to attain. On the one hand, they will never own something as beautiful as the Exquisite model gondolas; secondly,...
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The five-star resort
The five-star resort where Zhang is taken for her birthday - “Royal Lagoon City” (l. 144) – symbolises luxury and modernity, yet another element which Zhang...
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The cornfield and the elements related to Mao Zedong
In the end, the cornfield which Zhang dreams about symbolises past times and simpler days, while the quotes by Mao Zedong, the Wall of Supreme Honour,...
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