The Tin Drum
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The Witch
Tiredstars
Nov 10, 2013 02:52AM
I spent a lot of time in The Tin Drum feeling like I was missing almost all the symbolism and analogies in the book. I almost gave up because of this, but the book got better for me after the first 100-150 pages, so I stuck at it.
Then right at the end, the wicked witch (black as pitch) becomes the key symbol. Oskar deliberately conjures it up as a fear while fleeing the police. It seemed to quickly come out of nowhere, yet it's what the book ends with.
What's the meaning of this symbol?
I can see a few aspects of it (eg. contrast with nurses' white) and think of a few possibilities, but none of them quite seems to fit.
Then right at the end, the wicked witch (black as pitch) becomes the key symbol. Oskar deliberately conjures it up as a fear while fleeing the police. It seemed to quickly come out of nowhere, yet it's what the book ends with.
What's the meaning of this symbol?
I can see a few aspects of it (eg. contrast with nurses' white) and think of a few possibilities, but none of them quite seems to fit.
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