Ghost Story by Peter Straub
In my text, there is a lot of symbol used. Symbolism is very effective with drawing attention to certain moments where there is stress.
After one of the Dedham horses are found brutally killed, Freddy Robinson (an insurance salesman) notices a silk scarf caught in the wire of the fence around the farm: one he recognizes. This silky object fluttering in the wind confuses him at first, and it isn't until he's leaving the farm that he really clues in on who he immediately thought of. The symbolism behind the pretty scarf relies on how the suspect is an enemy of the Dedhams, Jim Hardie, and that the girl who Freddy saw wearing the scarf was seen with Jim the night before. The scarf makes him suspicious of her, decide to have a chat, and well.. it doesn't work out for him too well, being found with all his organs and blood removed the next morning.
"Freddy went over to the barbed wire and pulled the long bit of cloth from it-silk. It was torn from a scarf, and he knew where he had seen it" (Straub 236)
After one of the Dedham horses are found brutally killed, Freddy Robinson (an insurance salesman) notices a silk scarf caught in the wire of the fence around the farm: one he recognizes. This silky object fluttering in the wind confuses him at first, and it isn't until he's leaving the farm that he really clues in on who he immediately thought of. The symbolism behind the pretty scarf relies on how the suspect is an enemy of the Dedhams, Jim Hardie, and that the girl who Freddy saw wearing the scarf was seen with Jim the night before. The scarf makes him suspicious of her, decide to have a chat, and well.. it doesn't work out for him too well, being found with all his organs and blood removed the next morning.
"Freddy went over to the barbed wire and pulled the long bit of cloth from it-silk. It was torn from a scarf, and he knew where he had seen it" (Straub 236)
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Straub, Peter. Ghost story. New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1979. Print.
Good explanation Patricia! The use of symbolism used in this book sounds very helpful to making connections within the story. It also sounds like it could lead to suspense and surprise!
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