1. Literary Symbolism
A White Heron and Other Stories
Sarah Orne Jewett
1. Symbol :Shadow of the trees
Interpretation : Sylvia's Past
Reason of Interpretation : Cause the shadow of the tree remind her about
something in the past. A boy that used to chase her and frighten her.
2. Symbol :The Cow
Interpretation : Children, family
Reason of Interpretation : Slyvy always with and spend daily life to take
care of them.
3. Symbol : The Wood
Interpretion : Sylvia's World
Reason of Interpretation : Cause she knows everything about wood even if
she could be part of it, she would like to do that.
4. Symbol : The Gun
Interpretation : The Stranger's Way
Reason of Interpretation : Cause he treat sylvia like the way he treat the
heron. They were used for his hobby and interest.
5. Symbol : The Oak and Pines Trees
Interpretation : Sylvia's Journey
Reason of Interpretation : Cause she uses the tree for helping her to reach
the top and it was difficult journey that she ever seen.
Name :
1. Anggi Febi Jayanti (1523102)
2. Ifadhotur Rohmah (1523000)
2. 6. Symbol : The White Heron
Interpretation : Sylvia
Reason of Interpretation : her thought and behavior similar with the heron
that rare critical thinking . Then, the heron do immigration, so do sylvia.
From the crowded town to the small village because of afraid of folks and
avoid boy that frighten her.