The very first symbol that introduced is the knife it appears on the first page and it is the Bridegroom that brings it up when he wants to eat grapes. I think its significant that he is the one who brings it up because he is obviously the one who kills Leonardo and gets killed himself. This relates to his mother because she is so paranoid with knives and things that can kill man. She is against her son being around knives, but in the end if you think about it she was right because her son did die. It brings up that clique idea that "mothers are always right" or that they have some sort of sixth sense.
On the eighth page the mom brings up blood which is another symbol. She says, ""That's good stock, good blood!" To her blood is important because it determines who you are. I also saw this when she is talking to her neighbor and asks about the brides family, specifically her mother. At first she is pleased because she hears that she is a good woman but then when the neighbor says that she didn't love her husband she kind of gets defensive. I think this is because the neighbor could be implying that the Bride will be the same way just because she carries within her, her mother's blood.
The blood symbol comes up again when the mother learns that the Bride was dating Leonardo. She gets angry even though she knows that he had nothing to do with what happened in the past with their families. He was only an eight year old child. Yet, because of the fact that he comes from that family and has that blood, it makes him just as guilty in the Mother's eyes.
I think it is interesting how the knife and the blood relate to each other. Knife sheds blood. But also, the knife which symbolizes the mother's loss of her husband and brother and the bride runs off with Leonardo. His blood is shared with the ones that killed them with the knife
ReplyDeleteI found the connections between these two symbols interesting. The knife is used to shed blood and the blood is what makes a person who they are. These two symbols also relate to the mother in a way she is cautious of both. They both have a roll in her life.
ReplyDeleteI think those are interesting points. Do you think that the blood symbol could also be religious? There are religions that believe that someone's blood defines who they are therefore they should not give away their blood nor recieve someone else's blood.
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