https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva 1. Example of a symbol essay question: A symbol is an object, action, or event that represents something or that creates a range of associations beyond itself. In literary works a symbol can express an idea, clarify meaning, or enlarge literal meaning. Select a novel or play and, focusing on one symbol, write an essay analyzing how that symbol functions in the work and what it reveals about the characters or themes of the work as a whole. Do not merely summarize the plot. en-us 2022-08-19 17:41:36 UTC 2026-02-21 22:16:15 UTC hello@padlet.com 127392 https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267487645 The window seat symbolizes a need for control and perfectionism in Mary's life. Sitting in the window seat allows Mary to constantly be looking over and protecting her garden, which symbolizes Mary constantly needing to look at her own, perfect life in order to insure that it stays flawless and under her own control. ]]> 2022-08-22 14:40:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267487645 https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267488884 The unkempt outer woods represents the world outside of Mary's comfort zone in both the world and her mind, and her unwillingness to tame it, or even venture out into it, demonstrate her fear of change or growth as a person.]]> 2022-08-22 14:41:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267488884 https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267489305 Within the White Quail, one symbol devleoped would be Marys name itself. Throughout Mary's devleopmehnt as a character it is revealed her uninterest in having sexual relations with her husband as her focus is solely based upon her garden. By Steinbecks choice in the name Mary, it serves as not only an allusion toward Virgin Mary within the Bible, but also represents Marys charcter as a whole as she remains pure by not having sexual interactions with her husband. ]]> 2022-08-22 14:41:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267489305 https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267491203 The gray cat entering the garden expresses the imperfection of the garden, as the garden was created with only flowers and birds in mind. The cat shows the embodiment of chaos and dissarray in a garden that was perfect as well as the death that the cat would soon bring to the birds.]]> 2022-08-22 14:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267491203 https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267491234 Lauren W]]> 2022-08-22 14:43:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267491234 https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267491349 The white quail represents how Mary Teller is pure in her thoughts about her garden, and how she views the world differently than her husband Harry Teller. The fact that the quail is snow white, and she believes that it is her shows how she sees things, especially compared to Harry when he shot the quail and simply dumped the body in the woods. ]]> 2022-08-22 14:43:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267491349 27845 https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267491486 - represents how Harry is damaging the hopes and dreams of Mary
- Harry offers empty complements about Mary's beauty, but doesn't acknowledge her complex thoughts and feelings 
- gun= complements and shallow praises. The gun wasn't meant to kill the quail, but to scare away the cat (scare away those who threaten to destroy Mary's innocence) 
- Whenever Harry doesn't listen to Mary (about giving the cat poison and what she thinks about other topics like business) He hurts her ( he shoots the quail) 
- At the end Harry doesn't realize the damage done until it is too late and he is distraught  about it 

Zaria S]]> 2022-08-22 14:43:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267491486 https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267492059 One of the symbols in the white quail is the dog that Harry would like to have, but he is unable to because of Mary's garden. The function of the dog symbolism is to represent the different values and interests that people can have in a relationship. This dog illustrates how these differing values can cause problems because Harry would like to adopt a dog, but Marry refuses this, which leads to her becoming upset. This dog helps to represent one of the many problems in their relationship that result from people who are not compatible with each other. ]]> 2022-08-22 14:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267492059 https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267492458 Symbolizing Mary and her purity. Mary locks her husband out of her room at night and is always evasive. She wants her garden to be perfect and this represents her longing to be pure. At the end of the story Harry is conflicted with killing the white quail and says that is "so lonely." This is a sign of him killing her physical purity]]> 2022-08-22 14:44:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267492458 https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267492491 2022-08-22 14:44:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267492491 https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267492747 The dog that Harry had wanted but couldn't get is a symbol of his patience and understanding for Mary and her garden. However Harry being unable to get the dog also shows how Mary is only thinking about what she wants and ignoring Harry's own wants and only caring about the garden.]]> 2022-08-22 14:44:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267492747 https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267493591 Function: The gray cat is a symbol of Harry. The white quail represents Mary's purity and idealism, which are ideas that are often associated with the color white.

When Harry first meets Mary, he briefly talks about his sexual attraction to her, but Mary is disgusted by that. Harry is attempting to "dirty" Mary. The gray cat in the garden is trying to kill the white quail like how Mary thinks Harry is trying to take away or destroy her purity and perfection.

]]> 2022-08-22 14:44:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267493591 1247017 https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267494046 Throughout "The White Quail," Mary is portrayed to be pure and innocent, while Harry is represented as a more dominant character. Upon finding the quail in her garden, Mary identifies it as herself. When Harry shoots the white quail at the conclusion of the story, it signifies how Harry has been forceful in diminishing Mary's purity.]]> 2022-08-22 14:45:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267494046 https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267494385 In the story "The White Quail, Steinbeck uses the white quail as a symbol. The white quail's function was to help symbolize Mary's purity and idealism, which are ideas that people tend to associate with the color white. The white quail that is being hunted by the cat is supposed to be a representation of Mary Teller. It's supposed to represent purity and innocence in the real world. As Mary considers herself an innocent women as she is only focused on her garden and had no interest in having sexual relations with her husband. Overall, the white quail reveals Mary as being innocent, and the quail represents this becuase the color white is seen as a very pure and clear color.]]> 2022-08-22 14:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267494385 1211914 https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267494467 The dog is a symbol pertaining to Harry and his role in his relationship with his wife, Mary. The dog symbolizes the power that Harry wishes he had in his relationship with Mary, that she will not allow him to have, because the dog would "[dig] holes and ruin plants" in her garden. The dog is also a symbol of carelessness that Harry will never be allowed to have due to Mary's protection over her perfect garden. Mary's overarching protection over the said garden makes an unequal relationship where Harry is seen as a submissive partner, rather than an equal.]]> 2022-08-22 14:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267494467 https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267494476 The gray cat that attempts to hunt the white quail might be a representation of Harry Teller, suggested most prominently in the unexpected action of Harry killing the bird instead.  While her husband is caring and often yielding to her desires for the garden, he appears out of place with his finanical occupation and realistic outlook on life. In a sense, he will gradually destroy Mary's idealism - suggested by his desire for a dog and his misunderstanding of her perfectionism for the garden - much as he destroys the quail, a symbol of Mary's idealistic purity.]]> 2022-08-22 14:45:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267494476 https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267495701 The cat represented a portion of the wildness and thickets, the harsh world that Mary wanted to keep out of her garden. To her, if a single quail could be harmed inside of her garden it would be unsafe and ruined forever, the whole thing would be pointless. The irony is that it wasn't the wilderness or cat that harmed the quail in the end, not at all. The cat itself could represent evil or fear, or reality.]]> 2022-08-22 14:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267495701 https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267496863 The cat reoccurring in "The White Quail", is a symbol for the unpredictable outside world, trying to peer into Mary's mind and force her to conform to what society would consider normal behavior. This meaning is exposed the most towards the end of the passage, when the cat attacks the White Quail that visits Mary's little garden. After the cat attacks, Mary says that the cat was "after her" or after the "secret me", which shows the cat trying to get into that secret part of her. The cat wants to get in! The world wants to get in. They both want to understand and know how to change her, just like how Harry has been trying to get closer to her.]]> 2022-08-22 14:46:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267496863 https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267529783 Mary talks about behind the hills beyond her house and garden being evil as a symbol to the outside world can be evil to a innocent garden. This reveals that Mary can also be described as the pure garden and other people or animals are what is beyond the hills and she believes this within herself.]]> 2022-08-22 15:13:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/cqvxr4iux4gjawva/wish/2267529783