Battle Royal


If I had to pick one out of the many stories that we have read and say
that it moved me the most, I would have to say that the story would have to be
"Battle Royal." The reason that the story did move me so was because of the
author's keens use of symbolism. I intend to prove, using textual evidence, that
through the use of symbolism, the author portrays a larger meaning than what is
initially implied to the reader who does not thoroughly analyze the text.
Initially, the story seems to be about one black boy's struggle to get
ahead in a prodominetly white society. He tries' to accomplish this goal by
adhering to his grandfathers dieing words. His grand father told him to "live
with your head in the lion's mouth. I want you to overcome ‘em with yeses,
undermine ‘em with grins, agree ‘em to death and destruction, let ‘em swoller
you till they vomit or bust wide open." In other words his grandfather was
telling him to conform to the white peoples way of life in......

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Title: Battle Royal
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