The sea that day is so red because it is contaminated by the blood of Sean’s dad. Also, the sea is full of blood, thanks to the capaill uisce, and that same reason is why Sean’s father is dead. If anything is to happen to Sean, the Kendrick bloodline would be extinct, or dead for good. This is how the quote, shows and symbolizes how the death of Sean Kendrick’s father is a main and important event in the story The Scorpio Races. Finally, one last example of
As the charge continues, the men begin to cheer; however, this pace takes its toll on the soldiers, and the charge begins to slow. The men hesitate. Suddenly, "the roar of the lieutenant" brings the men back to reality. The lieutenant cajoles and curses the men into action. Finally, Wilson jumps forward and fires a shot into the trees hiding the enemy.
They fight with all of their might, once more. Henry feels different this time. He feels that the monster of war will come through the gray smoke and swallow him. After a few men around him flee, the young soldier’s own fear gets the best of him. He drops his weapon and runs from the battle.
Symptoms include high fevers and aching limbs and vomiting of blood. The swellings continue to expand until the eventually burst, with death following soon after” (Tomecek). Because: There is a possible chance that Friar John was scared to keep the journey moving because of the Bubonic Plague and all of its symptoms. He probably did not want to take any chances. From the facts in the data, it shows the illness is very severe and scary, so it impaired the way he thought about the journey.
This text states of his appearance, “His vesture was dabbled in blood and his broad brow, with all the features of the face, was besprinkled with scarlet horror,” (pg.425). Based on this quote the masked figure is scaring all the guest and giving them something to “fear” about. The quote also is saying that the red scarlet would represent blood for fear for dying. Based on this symbol of the seven apartments would symbolize, life. This text states the symbol of life because, “In the first is blue and vividly blue… second chamber was purple… third was green… fourth was furnished and lightened with orange… the fifth with white… the sixth with violet… the seventh apartment was closely shrouded in
I find it very difficult to keep myself strong, watching young men around my age falling on top of each other. Tears rolled down my eyes as I watch stray bullets fly pas me and strike into the skulls of others. At times, I wish a bullet would have already claimed my life before this whole nightmare
The words ‘sob’ and ‘clubbing’ echo in the ears of the reader and assist to conjure images of violent death (5). Once the soldiers are buried from the ‘shallows’ to the ‘burrows’, certain attention is paid to their nakedness under the sand (8). I do not believe that the nakedness of the soldiers is meant to be interpreted literally, but rather as a metaphor for human vulnerability, and the loss of dignity, which comes from such needles and abundant death. The image of the beach itself, commonly considered a place of beauty and purity, being soiled with the dead bodies of unknown soldiers, helps outline the fingerprints that such an event can leave on a place, or indeed, an entire country. The image of a ‘stake of tidewood’ is clearly supposed to represent a kind of cross which has been utilised to mark the graves; crosses being universal images of death and sacrifice (9).
Blood started flying everywhere, and the once green grass now became a pool of dark red blood at our feet. I hear someone shout, “May God be with us all”. For many people that was all they had by their side hoping they wouldn’t be the one to die out of many on this field today at this moment in time. Looking around again I see our face and uniforms covered with blood stains as well. Panicking, I hid in the trees that were to the left of me just trying to stay alive as I look around and people were dropping like flies.
But his eyes say it all. You can tell that his eyes are tried, puffy, and scared by the mission and Rougle’s death. Cortez seems like he’s about to start crying possible because he’s utterly exhausted and so scared to how he will over come this tragedy. Hijar also talks about the death of Sergeant Rougle and he says, “I’ll never forget it, I’ll just have to learn how to process it differently.” Hijar posses and the look on his face is shocked, as if he mentally relived it for that quick moment. He just looks so sad and frightened.
It scares me stupid” She yells at photojournalist Nick, who is also a victim of the media. Nick has just been diagnosed with cancer, naturally, his mind is thrown into turmoil and he begins to search the internet for information on his condition. As he flicks through the internet, his mind is further filled with daunting, morbid premonitions of his near future. The composer uses a fast paced photo montage of cancerous images flicking back to action shots of a spiralling image of Nick, drunk and passed out on an array of research. These distinctly visual elements pull the audience into Nicks mind and allow us to connect, and feel his panic and rising anxiety.