Word: symbolics
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...Each time you see a symbol of thwarted love (things to look for: fireworks, slaughtered sheep, empty roads...
...think it’s important to understand that including gender identity in the non-discrimination code is only a first step,” said TTF co-cordinator Noah E. Lewis, a recent graduate of Harvard Law School. “It’s a symbol of all the policy changes that Harvard will embark on in order to live up to its commitment to nondiscrimination of transgender and gender-variant students...
...truth, no one came out of the standoff better off than France's uncompromising younger generation - once again. Many observers view the current revolt, in contast to ideologically driven predecessors in French protest, as a symbol of a spoiled generation unwilling to deal with basic economic realities. The more radical protesters, however, retort that they are blazing a trail against globalization, and there is no denying that they managed essentially to block the country's much needed economic liberalization...
...Fishburn ’08 also delivers a reliably good performance as the original doctor in town, Dr. Parpalaid, who sells his practice to Dr. Knock. In his rumpled state, Parpalaid seems at first a conventional bumbling, foppish Old Boy, but comes to take on dramatic importance as a symbol of the traditional, pre-Knock way of life. Fishburn’s ability to command a scene works well for him here: his authoritative joviality makes him a convincingly comic, seemingly harmless persona at first, but allows him to also assume the role of a compelling dramatic character...
Burkle’s direction brings his trademark quirky yet sophisticated creativity to the show. His decision to have Chan play Dr. Knock is inventive, providing another way for this role, as a symbol of modernism and industrialization, to break with tradition. The intermission—what can only be termed a period of “decontamination”—is a masterstroke that wins the audience’s attention and amusement...