Artistic symbol
In works of art, literature, and narrative, a symbol is a concrete element like an object, character, image, situation, or action that suggests or hints at abstract, deeper, or non-literal meanings or ideas.However, it also may be decided upon by the audience or by a consensus of scholars through their interpretation of the work.Some symbolism appears commonly in works of poetry, fiction, or visual art.For instance, scholars widely consider references to blood in the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare to be symbolism for the main character's violent behavior and his accompanying guilt.[3] In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the image of huge bespectacled eyes on a billboard may be interpreted as symbolizing the gaze of God.