Articles
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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37547/supsci-oje-05-03-20
THE SYMBOLISM OF FIRE IN LEE SAN’S NOVEL “DECEMBER 12”
Victoria Shin ,Abstract
In this article, the author makes an attempt to reveal the artistic symbolism of fire in Lee San’s novel “December 12th”. The emphasis is placed on the fact that all the main conflicts in the work, the internal and external contradictions of the characters are projected by the writer onto the symbolic image of fire. The dual essence of fire is emphasized – both a symbol of creation and destruction.
Keywords
fire, symbolic image, chaos and disharmony, purification, rebirth, new world, author’s position.
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