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The oval portrait

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Theme: the relationship between life and art
Symbol: the frame-the way the husband views the wife

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A sound of thunder

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Theme: Cause and effect / consequences of your actions
Symbol: the butterfly-the delicate balance of the natural world

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The necklace

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Theme: greed
Symbol: the necklace- the wealth and status that Mathilde longs for but cannot attain

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The most dangerous game

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Theme: the relationship of the hunter and the hunted
symbol: the jungle-Zaroff’s tangled psyche and the chaos within the island.

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The cask of amontillado

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Theme: revenge
Symbol: Fortunato’s jester outfit represents foolishness, the Montresor coat of arms “No one attacks me with impunity”

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