Mrs. Sen Blog Response

Throughout the story there are many possible symbols that relate to some main ideas of the story. One symbol I spotted is in the fish market that Mrs. Sens goes to to get her fish. I think that the lobsters in the tank are a symbol. The text says, "Eliot stood by the lobsters, which stirred one on top of another in their murky tank, their claws bound by yellow rubber bands." The lobsters represent Mrs. Sens. It seems as if she used to live in a wonderful place that she loved and could rome freely. Just like lobsters when they live in the ocean, she was happy and free. But then she was moved to America just like the lobsters being caught by fishermen. Now she feels shut up in a murky place with boundaries. The lobsters feel restricted by the rubber bands on their claws just as Mrs. Sens feels that she can't drive. Both the lobsters and Mrs. Sens were captured in a way and taken away from their happiness.
Another symbol that I spotted were the waves in the ocean. I think that the ways represent the way Mrs. Sens moods change in the story. Ocean waves are continuously changing with weather and wind currents. At one point in the book Mrs. Sen's daily habbits completley change. It says, "In November came a series of days when Mrs. Sen refused to practice driving. The blade never emerged from the cupboard, newspapers were not spread on the floor. She did not call the fish store, nor did she thaw the chicken." This is a complete change. Later in the book we see that that change might have occured because Mrs. Sen's grandfather died. It's just like when the weather is bad, the waves in the ocean are ruff and violent and their calm soothing presense completely changes.