Say Yes
The Effects of Symbols On "Say Yes"
The author of the short story "Say Yes," Tobias Wolff, uses a number of symbols
to express his different views on racism throughout the story. Wolff uses this literary
device to express a message to his readers. Symbols, something representing something
else by association resemblance or convention, are used efficiently in this short story.
Wolff uses colors to symbolize a hatred for an alternative race in this short story. The
husband more than once makes reference to dark colors which shows the reader that the
husband sees this world in black and white. The husband sees the world as good vs. evil,
white vs. black society. Furthermore, the reference to color in the short story "Say Yes",
symbolizes the husbands strong dislike for African Americans.
Wolff symbolize the husbands strong dislike for African Americans when the husband
states, "The water had gone a flat gray" (Wolff 518). To some this statement might not
mean......
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