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Throughout The Notebook, writing—particularly poetry and letters—symbolizes memory’s power to enrich, enliven, and transform one’s life in times of pain and sadness. At the start of the novel, writing and poetry are most important…
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The paintings Allie creates function as symbols of her innermost dreams and desires—feelings and ideas she struggles to express given her repressed, strait-laced upbringing. Allie is a socialite whose wealthy parents have raised her to…
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The sprawling plantation home that Noah spends a year of his life renovating is a symbol of the ways in which a belief in love and destiny can guide a person’s life. Noah once showed…
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