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- Symbols are without specific meanings aside from the connotations assigned to them
Connotation = applied meaning
- Political/religious symbols, often charged with emotion, dependent on cultural contexts
- Symbols are characterized by rich meanings that are multiple, fluid, diverse, layered,
complex and frequently predicated on metaphorical associations that assert on analogy
between things from different contexts that normally may not be connected
- An outstanding feature of all symbols is what is formed, their multivocality; that is, they
stand for many objects, activities and relationships; there is not a one-to-one relationship
between symbol and referent but one-to-one many relationship
- A symbol is a focal point in a story, a single object or situation that draws the attention of
one or more characters