My father visited John Grisham, author of the novel a time to kill, in Oxford, Mississippi.
A figure of speech in which something is concrete is called a symbol
C. it has negative connotation
an author writing from the point of view of the Indians that were already making their home in America would use this type of language because when Columbus came to America he invaded a space that was already occupied. even though it was a discovery for Spain and England that did not know America existed it was an invasion to the Indians.