Speak - Laurie Halse Anderson

[oh_bloody_hell_]

It's all about SYMBOLISM, says Hairwoman. Every word chosen by Nathaniel, every comma, every paragraph break - these were all done on purpose. To get a decent grade in her class, we have to figure out what he was really trying to say. Why couldn't he just say what he meant? Would they pin scarlet letters on his chest? B for blunt, S for

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[chunder]

Just keep in mind that every moment of your daily experience is embedded with and composed of, symbols and their associated meanings. Learning about symbolism is serious business, with its roots stemming from the very core of our ability to produce language itself.

The more time you spend studying how artists have used symbols in their work to convey meaning, the more firmly you will grasp your own mind's methods of organizing and assigning symbols to the experiences of your daily existence.

True freedom, freedom of thought, is acquired by the slow and careful observation of reality as Metaphor.

[johnny_draino]

or an S for shenanigans?