"Aside from being the pump that keeps us alive, the heart is also, and has been since ancient times, the symbolic repository of emotion."
~page 208 of Thomas C. Foster's How to Read Literature Like a Professor
All we have to do in order to see this point is look back at Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The mean character, the Grinch, has a heart that is two sizes too small. When he learns to love and care about others, his heart literally grows. How many times do people ask someone who has committed a cruel act if they have a heart? I think this is such a large part of our culture that it is one of the most logical ways to send a signal to readers about what a character is like.
Comments (1)
I thought of the Grinch too! It's such a perfect example!
Posted by Meagan Gemperlein | October 27, 2009 12:26 PM
Posted on October 27, 2009 12:26