Essay Archive - Battle Royal
Battle Royal
If I had to pick one out of the many stories that we have read and say
that it moved me the most, I would have to say that the story would have to be
"Battle Royal." The reason that the story did move me so was because of the
author's keens use of symbolism. I intend to prove, using textual evidence, that
through the use of symbolism, the author portrays a larger meaning than what is
initially implied to the reader who does not thoroughly analyze the text.
Initially, the story seems to be about one black boy's struggle to get
ahead in a prod....
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