In at least 100 words, explain how the carp is used to symbolize the effects of the father's imprisonment in Wang's "The Carp."

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Jakob Patterson

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24 August, 11:26

In at least 100 words, explain how the carp is used to symbolize the effects of the father's imprisonment in Wang's "The Carp."

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Trenton Peck · Answer 1

In "The Carp," by Yun Wang, the use of the carp to represent something deeper is an example of Synecdoche. The carp is used to represent the pain and injustice of her father’s imprisonment. "The Carp is dedicated to Wang’s father, and many of the poems in her little book tell stories from that period.