Author's Note: In this essay I tried to attempt I can use a quote/text in a particular story and analyze how it represents the entire book, sort of like symbolism.
Imagine that you are about to solve one of the best mysteries in the history of baseball, while making thousands of dollars. You are able to get autographed baseballs from a baseball legend that doesn't even exist in the modern day era. You are able to meet the people effected by the Great Depression and see their reactions, even though they still don't even exist in the modern day era. One of all the mystery novels one could read " Babe and Me " by Dan Gutman is the most enchanting.
Dan Gutman used very effective text in this baseball novel. I noticed very specific text evidence of symbolism. The text evidence from the quote " You have a power son, that no one else in the world has , use it ", represents take advantage of your advantages you have in life because you never know what you can bring to the world. For instance, the main character Joe Stoshack has a collection of baseball cards from the early 1900s, which he is able to travel in time of the baseball cards. Joe has a Babe Ruth baseball card and he is able to go to the year 1932.
Arguably, the greatest baseball mystery was if Babe Ruth called his home run during Game 6 the 1932 World Series. Joe is able to solve the mystery by using his baseball card and attends Game 6 of the 1932 World Series. He watches Babe Ruth during his at bat, point to the center field bleachers, then the very next pitch Babe Ruth hits a home run there and Joe discovers that he did in fact call his home-run. Not only was Joe able to solve the best baseball mystery, but he was able to meet Babe Ruth himself and get autographed baseballs that he could sell in the modern day era and would be worth millions of dollars. So the quote from Joe's dad really helped his son understand the importance of taking advantages in life.
The text though however, symbolizes that you should understand and realize when you are giving a special gift or power , to take advantage of it. Most people reading the story won't realize that that is a message from the author that he purposely put in there. The symbolism in the text gives the read a much deeper, more clear understanding of not only the characters, but the message the author is trying to have the reader understand throughout the text. I strongly encourage the next time you read a book, try to find a quote that symbolizes the entire meaning of the story.
Arguably, the greatest baseball mystery was if Babe Ruth called his home run during Game 6 the 1932 World Series. Joe is able to solve the mystery by using his baseball card and attends Game 6 of the 1932 World Series. He watches Babe Ruth during his at bat, point to the center field bleachers, then the very next pitch Babe Ruth hits a home run there and Joe discovers that he did in fact call his home-run. Not only was Joe able to solve the best baseball mystery, but he was able to meet Babe Ruth himself and get autographed baseballs that he could sell in the modern day era and would be worth millions of dollars. So the quote from Joe's dad really helped his son understand the importance of taking advantages in life.
The text though however, symbolizes that you should understand and realize when you are giving a special gift or power , to take advantage of it. Most people reading the story won't realize that that is a message from the author that he purposely put in there. The symbolism in the text gives the read a much deeper, more clear understanding of not only the characters, but the message the author is trying to have the reader understand throughout the text. I strongly encourage the next time you read a book, try to find a quote that symbolizes the entire meaning of the story.
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