The Grave | Style
Symbolism
‘‘The Grave’’ is rich with symbolism that can be interpreted in many different ways; such symbols can be called ‘‘multivalent.’’ For example, the ring Paul finds in the empty graves and gives to Miranda seems to symbolize for her both an ideal of femininity and the now-lost wealth of her family. The rabbit Paul shoots was pregnant; her dead body thus reflects both death and life, and for Miranda, it marks both a fall from innocence and an initiation into womanhood. Finally, Miranda’s visit to the foreign marketplace twenty years later suggests the...
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