supernatural: Bolg #8: Symbols.

These are the symbols I was missing in my essay, which are very important to get the meaning of the song (1) psicofonia(psycho-phony); (2) soul, death, ghost, polychrome; (3) window; (4) wander.

The most important symbol in this song is obviously “Psicofonia (psycho-phony)”. According to Wikipedia, it is the sounds that are reordered and some people can listen (Wikipedia).

“Soul” is one important symbol that appears in the song. According to Wikipedia, “is the immaterial or eternal part of a living being” (Wikipedia). As it is used in the 3^rd line showing that the man’s soul is really sad being alone. “Death” is showing in the 6^th line of the song expressing that the man’s soul won’t be able to die. “Ghost” is another word used in the song referring to the dead man. “is the soul or spirit of a deceased person, taken to be capable of appearing in visible form or otherwise manifesting itself to the living” (Wikipedia). “Polychrome” used in the song when the dead man appears to the woman in fire and polychromes. Wikipedia says that polychrome “is one of the terms used to describe the use of multiple colors in one entity”.

“Window” showed in the 8^th line when the man tries to scare the young woman. The closest thing I could find related to window was “door”, which according to the Dictionary of Symbolism represent different states and also that transitions and metamorphosis are the most common ideas of this word.

In the 5^th line of the song the word “wander” describes what the man’s soul is doing after he is gone. Wanderer, according to the Dictionary of Symbolism the wandering man is one who is caught in a cycle of birth and death until enlightenment is achieved, thus attaining the motionless center.

Works Cited

Dictionary of Symbolism. University of Michigan Fantasy and Science Fiction Website. 2001. 20 Apr. 2010

“Death.” Wikipedia. Web. 20 Apr. 2010

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death

“Ghost.” Wikipedia. Web. 20 Apr. 2010

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost

“Polychrome.” Wikipedia. Web. 20 Apr. 2010

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polychrome

“Psicofonia.” Wikipedia. Web. 20 Apr. 2010

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psicofonias

“Soul.” Wikipedia. Web. 20 Apr. 2010

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul