Sir Gawain Symbolism

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Symbols are key to the emphasis of various aspects of the plot as well as the overall character development of the Solar Hero Gawain throughout the entirety of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. These symbols were often reflected throughout the four cantos as coloration, animals, and characters who represented the development of Gawain as he was forced to overcome the various challenges present in the archetypal path of such a hero. Many similar developments and connections were also made to other seemingly Solar Characters such as the Green Knight and Sir B, who are later found to be one in the same. The use of such symbols to convey allegorical meanings was clearly carefully and meticulously thought out by the author making one wonder what