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George MacDonald's use of symbolism in the short story "The Golden Key"

Name: George MacDonald's use of symbolism in the short story "The Golden Key"
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Author: B.A. Damaris Englert
ISBN: 978-3-640-63947-2

The image of a loving God

Essay, 2009

6 Pages, Grade: 1,7

B.A. Damaris Englert (Author)

Abstract or Introduction

The image of a loving God George MacDonald’s popular short story “The Golden Key” seems to be a story for children, but examining it more closely, it suddenly reveals itself to be much more than a fairy tale. George MacDonald does not only address children, he wants to reach the adults, outlining his vision of God that presents the exact opposite to the traditional Calvinistic theology of his time. In this essay I want to show how the author uses symbolism to illustrate a new though at the same time old concept of God – a God whose “love was over all and in all and covered all” (Phillips 1987, 139). By interpreting the use of symbolism in “The Golden Key”, I will point out this image of a loving God which shines through the whole story and which is the author’s message.

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Title: George MacDonald's use of symbolism in the short story "The Golden Key"
Subtitle: The image of a loving God
Course: Proseminar "Scottish supernatural and mystery stories"
Grade: 1,7
Author: B.A. Damaris Englert (Author)
Year: 2009
Pages: 6
Catalog Number: V152129
ISBN (eBook): 9783640639472
ISBN (Book): 9783640639335
File size: 436 KB
Language: English
Keywords: Old Man, God, Death, Mossy, Christ, love, Tangle, fish, depth, silence, moss, fire, earth, sea, Victorian age, heaven, mystery story, supernatural, Scottish, religion

Quote paper: B.A. Damaris Englert (Author), 2009, George MacDonald's use of symbolism in the short story "The Golden Key", Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/152129

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