symbolism

Post pictures and comments related to **symbolism** in Stand by Me and how it supports the idea that the movie is a coming of age story.


 * SYMBOLISM**: Frequent use of words, places, characters, or objects that mean something beyond what they are on a literal level. Often the [|**symbol**] may have several possible meanings. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://sfappeal.com/news/images/gun.jpg&imgrefurl=http://sfappeal.com/news/2010/08/neighbors-fight-the-re-opening-of-sfs-only-gun-shop.php&usg=__LlAQS6s3PStTIPhyvryf0iL2fSw=&h=300&w=400&sz=39&hl=en&start=2&zoom=1&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=j-AaxeaWki7gnM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3DGun%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26sa%3DG%26tbs%3Disch:1

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This picture of the characters on the bridge shows symbolism. The bridge is symbolized as the boys going from childhood to adulthood and describes how fast they need to actually peruse this before a train come.