%0 Journal Article
%T THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SYMBOLS IN THE ENGLISH PATIENT: AN ESSAY
%A Prof. Ms. Maria Cristina Duarte Guedes Bessa Lima
%J Lumen et Virtus
%D 2010
%I JackBran Consult Ltda.
%X Water, wind, fire and the desert are recurrent symbols on the novel The English Patient, by Michael Ondaatje. As these symbols are direct or indirectly linked to almost all the characters and situations, this essay aims to demonstrate that the knowledge of their meaning enlightens the reading and the understanding of the text.
%K water
%K wind
%K fire
%K the desert
%K symbolic meaning
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