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The Mayor’s Sword
The mayor’s sword symbolizes the mayor’s personal corruption, as well as the political corruption that pervades the whole town under the mayor’s governance. On its own, a sword is a symbol of power and…
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Food
In The Government Inspector, food is a recurring symbol of characters’ self-centered pursuits of pleasure. For Khlestakov, good food is all-important. Both he and Osip mention his love of good food numerous times…
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