It is related that in a certain far-off forest, a haughty hare and a humble tortoise used to live rosy life. The here was swift in his pace, but the tortoise was slow in his pace. At times, it so happened when they got together the arrogant hare spared no chance to tease the tortoise for his sluggish nature. The poor tortoise always listened and kept quiet. One day the tortoise challenged the hare to run a race with him which he accepted. Both the hare and the tortoise fixed the day for the race between two extremes.
Thus, the race started and in no time the hare was out of sight due to his brisk speed. As the tortoise was moving at a snail’s pace, so he was left far behind. On the way the hare thought that the slow-moving tortoise would never reach the winning point in time, he lay down under a cool shady tree and soon he slept. On the other hand, the tortoise kept walking slowly but steadily. While the tortoise was on his way, he caught a sight of the hare enjoying a sweet sleep. The tortoise moved on with the same slow pace but with firm conviction in his success. The time passed by swiftly but stealthily for the sleepy hare. At length, the tortoise reached the top of the hill quite amazingly.
This is the best example of Briony's struggle with her mind in and the minds of others (and not being able to interconnect the two). By pondering this point, she delves deeper into character creation, which eventually culminates in the creation of her story telling of the fountain scene from three different perspectives. We see her trouble in reaching into the minds of others when she accuses Robbie of raping Lola
In the short story "The Chrysanthemums," by John Steinbeck the author uses symbolism to reflect the characteristics of his main character.The symbol is the chrysanthemums that Elisa invests so much time and effort into.
The author uses Henry's interactions with other characters to provide the reader with clues about Henry's character.
