The Analysis Of Light And Dark

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Phoebe’s lighted presence against the dark gloomy house can be seen.
The old Pyncheon-elm, which stands over the house, is a symbol of resurrection from the darkness and decay. In Chapter nineteen, “Alice’s Posies,” the Pyncheon elm is suddenly filled with the morning sun in fact, one branch of the elm has been “transmutated to bright gold.” The elm is particularly special at the end of the novel because it was left unharmed after the storm, the rest of the tree is “in perfect verdure,” a symbol of life not of death. The tree has come to symbolize nature and nature’s resurrection, and in a sense this resurrection of nature provides a strong image of hope. Masterpieces of American Literature suggests “As the house and its inhabitants have decayed, the elm tree has grown almost as though it were nourished by the decay of the Pyncheon family... The elm has grown with each season, but the inhabitants of the house have ...

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