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The author applys symbolism that contributes to the success of the text is Lamb by Bernard Mac LavertyA figment in which the author uses symbolism that contributes to thesuccess of the text is Lamb by Bernard Mac Laverty. The author uses many a(prenominal) different symbols, including the pinball machine, fish, damns,lamb and many more, to very effectively emphasise points he is tryingto make and hint at how the novel will end.One of the first symbols used in the novel by the author is the symbolof the bird. Brother Benedict is described like a bird alot. The lineBenedict sat time lag with a bird like tilt of the head, sharp,owl-like gives a very vivid description of Benedict. It gives thereader the impression that he is twitching like a bird, waiting on the rightfulness moment to pounce, the words before he pecked continue thisidea. A chicken eying a seed is another line which continues theidea of looking at his mark, waiting on the right moment before hepounces. Birds also are made out to be nasty creatures who bringsadness and pain. The author refers to the cheerless screech ofgulls, which means exactly what it says, that the noise made by thegulls are depressing.Another symbol which is used throughout the novel is the symbol of thepinball machine. His timidity of the steel ball thumping hollowly intothe depths of the pinball machine, the inevitability of it despite thefrantic flicking of the small rubber wings unable to reach is a linewhich shows that no matter how hard you try in the end you will alwaysfail. Funnelled towards the act he had decided upon also shows thisinevitability, that even though he had elect to kill the boy for hisown good, there was no longer any other options, ... ...choice.The myth of Daedalus and Icarus turns out to be highly symbolic in thenovel. It is pregnant because in the myth Daedalus is responsiblefor his sons death while trying to save him from the captivity theking held them in, while in the novel Michael is respo nsible forOwens death, and he is saving him from a life of deprivation andsuffering that he would live when they were finally found by thepolice.In conclusion, Bernard Mac Lavertys use of these symbols is veryeffective as it reveals alot about how the novel will end, byproviding hints to what is going to happen and the reasons for theevent. The way the author uses symbolism to hint at what will becomeis very effective as alot of it is not really noticeable until asecond read of the novel. All in all the authors use of symbolismcontributes highly to the success of the novel.