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There are many symbols in this short story. One of them is Paul’s name. It is symbolic of the life of Paul (the one from the bible. His life is terrible and the house is full of hatred, but after a truth is revealed to him (in the story, luck; in the bible, the truth), he does everything he can to save people (in the story, his mom; in the bible, the non believers). Both in the end die for fighting so feverantly to save. Blue fire is another undeniable symbol. The weakest part of a flame is the bottom, the blue core, the base. Repeatedly noting the blue fiery eyes of Paul is symbolically illustrating his instablitiy. Clearly, the boy has problems. What kind of mentally stable person gets his bets for horse races my riding a rocking horse? The horse is a symbol as well; one of luck. Just as one rocks back and forth on a rocking horse so too does one’s luck fluctuate. The rocking horse was a sort of allegory as well. The concept of the fluctuation of luck can be applied to life outside of the story too and Paul’s life (metaphorically human life), when centered around luck and its inconsistency, leads him to a quick, targic, deprived end.
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