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SYMBOLS / METAPHORS

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. That would have been a disaster that would have made the earth tremble on its axis like a beetle on a pin. This comment compares the discovery of the spring by everyone to the destruction of the earth...........

........ 8. The hub of the wheel is a constant that must never be broken or the world won’t work.

MOTIFS

Another element found in this book is a motif. A motif is a recurring thematic element in the development of an artistic or literary work. There are some motifs in Tuck Everlasting as follows:

1. The most important motif is the idea of the wheel and the hub. The wheel, or the Ferris wheel, represents life and death as well as the turning of each year with the month of August at the apex. The spring is its opposite and represents danger to life on earth. For Winnie, it........

........ 3. There is also the motif of bars, gates, and fences. Winnie feels as much a prisoner of her front yard as Mae will in the......

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