Labyrinth
In “Lot’s Wife” the spider’s incandescent labyrinth represents an unsophisticated, mollifying life that is predominant in the course one’s childhood.
Saul
Saul is a figure of wickedness in “Saul And David” has he is preoccupied with murdering David without any validation whatsoever.
David
David is symbolic of humility in “ Saul and David” because even though he is “a shepherd boy” God approves him and shields his life.
Pythagorean strings
Based on the reading of 1st Samuel 19,The Pythagorean strings are symbolic of David’s lyre. David displays his dexterity when playing the lyre. The ‘Pythagorean strings’ fuel Saul’s death instinct.
Transparent man (“The Transparent Man”)
Even though the toy (‘The Transparent Man’) is principally plastic, it signifies the human body as it comprises, “ different colored organs/And the circulatory system mapped out/In rivers of red and blue.” The speaker perceives the parallels between the toy and the human body when she is indisposed, which occurs many years after she sets her eyes on ‘The Transparent Man’. The transparent man permits the speaker to envisage the repercussions of Leukaemia on her body.
