Symbols of Jacob Have I Loved themes

Here are some symbols that represent some of the major themes in the book.

This fist in the air is generally accepted as the symbol for personal rebellion. Many times, this symbols is used when a person or a group of people are unhappy with their social conditions and want to raise above those conditions somehow. I believe this symbols is an appropriate representation of one of the major themes throughout Jacob Have I Loved - personal struggle. Louise has a lot of obstacles to overcome in this book, and I imagine that she probably wants to raise her fist like this at times.

The cross is a very prominent symbol for Christianity, which plays a major role throughout Jacob Have I Loved. Louise already shows signs of struggling with the dominant religion on Rass Island. Furthermore, we know that her mother doesn't view this religion as others on the island do. Religion seems to be a very important theme in the novel, and it will most be a constant theme that flows through Louise's life (and the lives of the other inhabitants of the island, as well).

Hello there, Juniors!

Welcome to the wonderful world of blogging! This semester, you will be creating a blog to organize your thoughts, to share your opinions, and to practice incorporating your assignments in a public forum on the Internet. You will use this blog not only for our novel class, but also for our economics class. You can also use it to share anything not related to your Poly work by creating a "personal" page where you can share interesting stories, photos, videos, or anything else you would like others in the class (including your teacher) to know about.

This semester in Novel Class, we will be reading highly-renowned novels: Jacob Have I Loved and The Outsiders.

Both of these novels involve complex characters, ideas, emotions, and themes. You will use your blog to explore these facets of the novels and share your ideas with the class.