flight

Flight John Steinbeck uses many examples of symbolism to foreshadow the conclusion in the short story, Flight. It's used to represent or foreshadow the ending to story. Steinbeck uses colors, direction, and nature symbolism to help presage Pepe's tragic death at the end.In the next couple of paragraphs will explain more closely the way that Steinbeck uses colors to foreshadow the ending of the short story. The most repeated symbol in "Flight," is the …

…Direction is used frequently in the story to symbolize the direction that Pepe is heading if he is heading towards good or evil. Nature, especially water is another form of symbolism that Steinbeck used. Water equals life. Therefore when Pepe moves further and further away from the river, he is actually moving closer to his death. Thus, it is obvious that Pepe was destined to die right from the beginning of the story. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**