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Veils
In The Silence of the Girls, veils symbolize how even high-status women are considered the possessions of men in the misogynistic societies of ancient Greece and Troy. The novel first mentions the heavy veils…
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Hector’s Corpse
In The Silence of the Girls, Hector’s corpse represents the inability of revenge to assuage grief. Prince Hector, son of King Priam of Troy, is the greatest warrior in the Trojan army. After…
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