Melissa Rivera

English 1102

Mrs. Goodwin

Half a Day
Symbolism is defined as a specific word, idea, or objects that stand for ideas, values, persons or ways of life. On the story “Half a Day”, symbolism is used to help understand what is really happening in the story. The school day representing life itself, the teacher representing how life can be hard and easy, and the title “Half a Day”, representing how life itself passes quickly are a few symbols that help us understand what that the story is really about life, death and how life passes rapidly.
The school day represents life it self. It shows how life is about forming relationships, trying new things, and meeting different people. They eat, take a nap, and awake from the nap to continue their activities of love, friendship, playing, and learning. Also, the father encourages the boy to go through the gate by himself, to face the experience cheerfully, and to be a man. The father says that when the......

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Title: Half A Day
Approximate Word Count: 878
Approximate Pages: 4 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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