As we have seen, authors use symbols (a person, object, image, word, or event that evokes a range of additional meanings beyond its literal significance) to enhance their writing and to make it more complex. Heinrich Ibsen uses many symbols in A Doll's House as does James Joyce in "Eveline." Compare the ways in which these two authors use symbolism. ( Remember that James Joyce was inspired by Heinrich Ibsen's plays.) Before beginning to draft your essay you will want to first establish the symbols in each work and then compare how these symbols are different or alike. You might also consider whether these symbols foreshadow the different endings in both works. ...