Sayeeda Jordan is pursuing a BA in English, with a concentration in Language and Literature at Bowie State University. She is an avid reader and enjoys analyzing literature from different perspectives. Sayeeda spends her time as a volunteer tutor in Baltimore, MD for Reading Partners, a program that fights the literacy challenge in youth at low-income schools.
Symbolism is an important element of fiction that enhances a piece of literature. It is defined as a person or thing that suggests or represents more than its literal meaning. That is, the use of a noun to represent or imply something else of relevance. Symbolism is used strategically to evoke emotions or create ideas in the mind of the reader without explicitly stating them. There are two types of symbolism: conventional symbols and literary symbols.