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Themes and Motifs: Money As symbol

Description

I added this term for when money is representative of something, like Chick's shame in Intruder. LW

Parent Term

  • Money

Sibling Terms

  • As motive
  • Bill
  • Cash
  • Check
  • Coin
  • Collecting money
  • Confederate
  • Disdaining money
  • Dowry
  • Earned
  • Expenses
  • Filthy lucre
  • Gift of money
  • Gold
  • Half dollar
  • Hidden
  • Ill-gotten
  • In prospect
  • Inheritance
  • Lacking
  • Loot
  • Lost
  • Luxury
  • Meaning of
  • Money order
  • Need for
  • Nickel coin
  • Owed
  • Payoff
  • Prize value
  • Promissory note
  • Quarter coin
  • Recovery
  • Refund
  • Reward
  • Saving
  • Scholarship
  • Silver dollar
  • Social force
  • Stingy with money
  • Stolen
  • Stud fee
  • Treasure
  • Wasting
  • Won

Tagged Events

Go Down, Moses, 294 (Event)
Actions: Economic›Carpentry
Themes and Motifs: Money›As symbol | Morals›Honor | Values›Selflessness
Aesthetics: Allusion, Biblical›Jesus
Intruder in the Dust, 20 (Event)
Actions: Emotional›Shame
Themes and Motifs: Money›As symbol
Relationships: Interracial›Child-adult
Aesthetics: Typography/Orthography›Italics
The Town, 278 (Event)
Actions: Economic›Banking
Themes and Motifs: Character›Reputation | Money›As symbol
Aesthetics: Narrative›Parentheses
The Town, 289 (Event)
Actions: Economic›Banking | Economic›Scheming
Themes and Motifs: Money›As symbol | Recurring Tropes›Revenge | Recurring Tropes›Scandal
Aesthetics: Allusion, Biblical›Samson | Figures of Speech›Metaphor | Figures of Speech›People compared to animals | Narrative›Parentheses