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What does the rooster and its distant crowing symbolize for the narrator, and does the rooster’s symbolic meaning ever change in the story?

Cock-a-doodle-doo! For this fifth discussion post of 250-300 words, review “Symbolism” and “Motif” in A Short Guide to Reading Novels and Short Stories and then answer one of the two prompts below. 1. SYMBOLISM: If a symbol develops a meaningful equation between an object and an idea/value, what do you think the rooster itself symbolizes […]