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Library's collection Library's IT development CancelThis thesis as a study of symbolism in Tennesse
Williams's '' The Night of the Iguana'' ans ''Sweet Bird of
Youth''. The discussion consists of two parts . The first
part is a discussion of the malor symbols found in the
chosen plays. The second discusses the minor symbols . The
major symbols are discussed in chapter II and III mean
while the minor symbols are dicussed in chapter lV. The
central symbol of the first play is the trapped iguana .
The major symbols do not only reflect the main character
but also other characters. In ''Sweet Bird of Youth'' ,
Williams stresses the mood of despair through the image
of thematic music. The thematic music foreshadows the
defeat of the main character , Chance. In this play, he
also uses the name of the characters symbolically . From the
central symbol, the thesis writer draws a slmilar theme .
The theme is man's search for freedom from problems . In
the second play , the theme is the search for political
powerj identity and popularity. The minor symbols used in
both plays are the sea, the hotel and also drugs.