P2 Smoke Symbolism in LWD Think - Write - What does "smoke" symbolize in our novel Long Way Down. Why do you believe this? What evidence can you cite? by Paul O'Brien https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d en-us 2021-09-28 16:08:23 UTC 2021-10-07 18:54:54 UTC hello@padlet.com Smoke Symbolism pobrien13 https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775244505 THE ELEVATOR, 
a smoke box, 
gray and thick (p149).

The elevator is a ....... and the smoke within it represents ....
]]> 2021-09-28 16:21:09 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775244505 Symbolism via smoke thomascrane2 https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775254140  Smoke like spirit can be thick but ain’t supposed to be nothing solid enough to hold me.

      he uses smoke as symbolism to express how trapped will feels. so much so that it is a blanket a palpable thing, that he can touch and only barley move through.]]> 2021-09-28 16:24:14 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775254140 somke symbolism evanseymour https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775500962 "Thought when the doors opened the smoke would rush out."p143

smoke in this contex shows how traped will feels. its enveloping him and not letting him breath. ]]> 2021-09-28 17:46:23 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775500962 smoke symbolism andrewkimball https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775516770 ¨Thought when the doors opened the smoke would rush out. But instead it became a still cloud trapped in a steel cube.¨p143


he uses smoke, to show and symbolise how he feels that he is trapped and cant get out,while smoke makes him feel like he cant breath., and he feels helpless]]> 2021-09-28 17:51:44 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775516770 smoke symbolism (Priscilla Lee) https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775535569 “Still long. Fire. Smoke. But no ash.” (pg 111)

Fire as in heatness. Heatness of the moment. Smoke as in confusion, and not as in a smoky fire, because there is no ash]]> 2021-09-28 17:58:01 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775535569 roselyn villalba https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775539397 Smoke   like spirit can be thick but ain’t supposed to be nothing solid enough to hold me.

This says how much smoke there is and how he feels that he is over thinking everything]]> 2021-09-28 17:59:24 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775539397 Smoke symbolism damiencastellanos1 https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775539509 THE ELEVATOR, 
a smoke box, 
gray and thick. 
Buck and Dani 
puffed and blew 
everlasting cigs. 
Thought when the 
doors opened the 
smoke would rush out. 

Smoke in this context makes hi feel trapped and hopeless because he cant get out and its making him hard to breathe.
]]> 2021-09-28 17:59:27 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775539509 Smoke Symbolism cammiecircle https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775540316 "THERE WAS A MOMENT before the door opened when we all just stood there, sickening smoke thickening, " page 289

This quote symbolizes how even more trapped he feels. I think it's telling us that with each new person the choice is getting harder and harder. He is getting more and more trapped like the smoke does with his breath.]]> 2021-09-28 17:59:45 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775540316 smoke symbolism https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775545586 I LOOKED AROUND
only seeing the orange glow 

of five cigarettes puncturing the sheet of smoke like headlights in heavy fog. 
(pg.290)




]]> 2021-09-28 18:01:41 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775545586 What if it wasn’t really full of smoke? Still, who wants to get on an elevator with a kid buggin’? Swatting and choking on the invisible thick. pg 145 oliviasantos14_7 https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775546559 he uses smoke like he trapped and can't get out he feels trapped like he can't breath.as we more people come on the elevator it is getting harder to deal with ]]> 2021-09-28 18:02:03 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775546559 Smoke calibishop https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775547136 "there was no smoke 
blocking the door, 
even though there were 
three people— 
I guess, people— 
in the elevator, 
smoking." 195

smoke, symbolizing the feeling of being trapped unable to escape, feeling suffocated due to the pressure of something. for will the pressure of following the rules and getting revenge for his brother murder feeling stuck and trapped on a choice on if he should or should take revenge
]]> 2021-09-28 18:02:14 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775547136 smoke symbolism vincentzhang4_7 https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775549535 "Smoke   like spirit can be thick but ain’t supposed to be nothing solid enough to hold me."

this means how smoke can make a person cant see anything like how someone overthinks something.


]]> 2021-09-28 18:03:03 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775549535 Smoke Symbolism shawnferrari https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775549937 THE ELEVATOR, 
a smoke box, 
gray and thick.
The smoke symbolizes not being able to see the correct path and being trapped in a decision without a way out of it
]]> 2021-09-28 18:03:13 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775549937 smoke symbolism fe1bbc84ac6d40f6bfaf88f08f029732_110472_8 https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775551043 a smoke box,
gray and thick.
Buck and Dani
puffed and blew
everlasting cigs.
Thought when the
doors opened the
smoke would rush out.
But instead it
became a still cloud
trapped in a steel cube.

As Will gets more and more confused the smoke thickens because he can't see clearly.]]> 2021-09-28 18:03:37 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775551043 smoke symbolism kaliedmonds9 https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775551399 "puffed and blew everlasting cigs. Thought when the doors opened the smoke would rush out. But instead it became a still cloud trapped in a steel cube." smoke is use to represent how Will is traped in a cycle and doesn't know what to do.]]> 2021-09-28 18:03:44 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775551399 ¨Smoke like spirit can be thick but ain’t supposed to be nothing solid enough to hold me.¨ smoke can feel worse than just some smoke https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775551666 2021-09-28 18:03:50 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775551666 Smoke like spirit can be thick but ain’t supposed to be nothing solid enough to hold me. joelbradley1 https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775552404 The smoke is thick but isn't enough to hold him back or stop him from doing anything.]]> 2021-09-28 18:04:06 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775552404 What does the smoke symbolize https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775561976 I think the smoke symbolizes Will being lost and not knowing what to do -malaya o]]> 2021-09-28 18:07:27 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775561976 Syuri Amos syuriamos1_7 https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775865674 It represents the suffocation that he has and not having a clear path of life.]]> 2021-09-28 20:17:24 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1775865674 Smoke isabellenglish https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1776403040 "Swatting and choking on invisible thick." 

I think smoke symbolizes being trapped because when Will was in the elevator he felt like he was trapped in the smoke.]]> 2021-09-29 01:23:19 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1776403040 "Smoke like spirit can be thick but ain’t supposed to be nothing solid enough to hold me" johnhoppes https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1778322172 It's not enough to hold him back from what he is going to do.]]> 2021-09-29 14:44:21 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1778322172 smoke symbolism (Jackie Martinez) https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1778806056 “Thought when the doors opened the smoke would rush out. But Instead It became a still cloud trapped in a steel cube” p143
The smoke symbolizes him feeling trapped, how he cant escape and how he cant breathe the more time that goes by the more people that go on the harder it is for him to escape his problem.

]]> 2021-09-29 17:07:50 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1778806056 smoke symbolism malayaornelas https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1778840324 "Thought when the doors opened the smoke would rush out, but instead it became still like a cloud trapped in a steel cube." page 143. The smoke symbolizes him feeling stuck and like he cant breathe. He cant see what's going on on the other side, just like he doesn't know whats going to happen if he decides he's really going to stick to the rules. Malaya o.]]> 2021-09-29 17:19:36 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1778840324 smoke symbolism https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1778841577 ¨smoke like spirit can be thick but aint upposed to be nothing solid enough to hold me¨ smoke is a suffocating thing and sometimes it feels so much stronger than just smoke like its holing you down physically]]> 2021-09-29 17:20:02 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1778841577 Smoke symbolism isabellavalencia9 https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1778850876 I LOOKED AROUND
only seeing the orange glow

of five cigarettes puncturing the sheet of smoke like headlights in heavy fog.
(pg. 290)


there's so much smoke building up, like if a car is driving through heavy fog on the streets. he is basically saying that he can see the cigarettes lighting up red through all the smoke]]> 2021-09-29 17:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1778850876 smoke symbolism evanpan1 https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1778853185 the elevator, a smoke box
this represents wills conscience being blinded and him in a state where his head is not clear and he cant thing straight ]]> 2021-09-29 17:23:57 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1778853185 Smoke Symbolism https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1778857258 "Thought when the doors opened the smoke would rush out, but instead it became still like a cloud trapped in a steel cube" Pg 143 
This symbolizes that he is trapped in a self minded space in his head with himself feeling trapped and alone with no escape. ]]> 2021-09-29 17:25:13 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1778857258 Smoke Symbolism adrianvillalbatomas9 https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1778866975 "Thought when the doors opened the smoke would rush out, but instead it became still like a cloud trapped in a steel cube" Pg 143 
This symbolizes that he is trapped in a self minded space in his head with himself feeling trapped and alone with no escape.  ]]> 2021-09-29 17:28:43 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1778866975 ellylehman https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1778887302 "Smoke like spirit can be thick but ain’t supposed to be nothing solid enough to hold me."

this explains how smoke can make a person can not see anything similar how someone overthinks something.]]> 2021-09-29 17:35:42 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1778887302 Smoke Symbolism christopherhiatt https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1793708995 "Smoke like spirit can be thick but ain't supposed to be nothing solid enough to hold me."

This explains how smoke can make a person not able to see but this smoke makes it so a person cannot think which makes them feel trapped.]]> 2021-10-05 16:28:04 UTC https://padlet.com/pobrien13/vrfupk2g0gjuxw3d/wish/1793708995