Also, it's called a motif when it's a symbol that runs throughout the work, right?
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Also, it's called a motif when it's a symbol that runs throughout the work, right?
Books by Joseph Campbell and CG Jung, things of that nature, are certainly interesting and helpful when it comes to signs and symbols, but I would beware of the sort of cut and dry "dream dictionary" method of reading a novel. What makes symbols meaningful beyond intellectual games is the sorts of subjective feelings a situation in a novel represents or alludes to, and in literature much of the freedom of interpenetration is the readers domain. In "The Scarlet Letter" at a more basic level Hester's "A" is a label for adultery, but depending on our interpretation of her character, we could (to infinite degrees of ridiculousness) come up with any representation we wanted to (Angelic, Autonomous, Absolution, etc) assign to the symbol. Jung and Campbell point out that they're are only a few original stories that get retold in infinite forms throughout the ages is a good model to start with, but from there I would recommend you first try to find meaning in the text though your particular experiences and creative reading. It's pretty rewarding.
So how sould I call this stream? Because I think that Rimbaud was a representative of this stream *looking at your pic*.