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Other elements that are present in this novel are symbols and metaphors. Symbols are the use of some unrelated idea to represent something else. Metaphors are direct comparisons made between characters and ideas. There are many symbols and metaphors used by the author such as:

1.) “The next morning, Roy walks to the bus stop and notices some ospreys have built a nest at the top of a concrete utility pole. He’s excited to see them, because he had seen them in Montana, too, and didn’t think he’d find them here. He finds it remarkable that the same species of bird can thrive in tow places so.......... f


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Title:
Hoot

Author: Carl Hiassen

Date Published: 2002

Meaning of the Title: It refers to the owls who are protected by a group of children who discover something deeper in life.

Setting: Coconut Cove, Florida during the present day

Protagonist: Roy Eberhardt who chooses to stand up for the endangered owls

Antagonist: Dana Matherson, the company officials of Mother Paula’s Pancake House, Lonna Leep, and ........

 

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