Analyze how tension between outward conformity and inward questing contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole.
A symbol is an abject, action, or event that represents something or that creates a range of associations beyond itself. In a literary work a symbol can express and idea, clarify meaning, or enlarge literal meaning. Focus on one symbol and analyze how that symbol functions in the work and what it reveals about the characters, or themes of the work as a whole.