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Theme , Symbolism, and Dialogue in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape

Theme , Symbolism, and Dialogue in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. by Peter Hedges. Theme—how to create a theme statement. Big idea theme: DEPRESSION How does depression play a role in the novel?

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Theme , Symbolism, and Dialogue in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape

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  1. Theme, Symbolism, and Dialogue in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape by Peter Hedges

  2. Theme—how to create a theme statement • Big idea theme: DEPRESSION • How does depression play a role in the novel? • In the novel, Gilbert Grape is often depressed because he feels confined by his family, small town, and the circumstances of his romantic life. • Create a THEME STATEMENT: • In the novel, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape by Peter Hedges, the theme that depression can be caused by the confines of a small town, the responsibilities of family, and the dysfunctional nature of a romantic relationship is explored.

  3. Symbolism • A symbol is an OBJECT that symbolizes/represents idea, emotion or concept • LamsonGrocery—What is good in the world (for Gilbert)/The underdog, the nice guy, tradition, care for customer

  4. Dialogue • Add to 47. In Literary terms booklet: • 47. Dialogue. Characters speaking in a piece of writing. Indicated using quotation marks and paragraphing. Each new speaker gets a new paragraph. • Dialogue is extremely important to character development in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape • How each character relates to one another is communicated in how they speak to one another

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