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Violets and Strawberries in the Snow Choose a short story in which the author makes effective use of symbolism. Show how the write made use of this technique to enhance your appreciation of the text as a whole. In the short story "Violets and Strawberries in the Snow" the author, Shena Mckay effectively uses symbolism to portray the stories main theme. Shena Mckay effectively uses symbolism to portray the idea that happiness is hard to achieve. The addition of symbolism to the story has greatly enhanced my appreciation of the text as we can clearly see the stores theme. Violets and Strawberries in the Snow is based around Douglas, an alcoholic residing in a mental hospital. During his stay he notices that the patients in the hospital are desperately unhappy. He also comes to the conclusion that he himself is unhappy with what his life has become. Before he was institutionalised he came...

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