Harrison Bergeron Symbolism Analysis

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Some of the best users of symbolism are the authors of “Harrison Bergeron”, “The Pedestrian”, “The Lottery”, and “2B0R02B”. These stories are the some of the most cryptic and mysterious stories out there. They really make you think about their stories. This will explain how these authors use symbolism. Shirley Jackson, the author of “The Lottery”, uses lots of symbolism. The black box for example symbolizes death and evil. The passage says, “ The stool was put in the center of the square... the villagers kept their distance, leaving a space between them and the stool.” The use of making the villagers in the story avoid the box and the stool further shows the fear of the lottery and the box. Using all the symbolism is great at portraying
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