The novel Brother Man i a very symbolic book. I agree with this statement for various reasons. The book portrays many scenes that make the book very symbolic. With reference to pages 178- 181, there is a biblical allusion that addresses the crucifixion of Jesus. Just like Jesus, Brother Man was turned on by the people with whom he thought believed in him and followed him because he helped them whenever they needed it. They threw rocks at him and totally disguarded all the things Brother Man did for them just to torment him despite the good in him. This also seems to make the story ironic, since it's ironic that a good man would be treated so harshly.
In addition to that, there were also symbols that seem to make people within the novel to have some sort of belief. For example on page 116, when Cordelia heard the owl hoot three times and the dog bayed at the moon. She was terrified when she observed this action taking place and didn't know how to react to it.
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