Story Symbol

• No Face’s mask pops up a lot throughout the story.
• Golds (most characters are obsessed with golds).
• Food, when consumed by the parents turns them into pigs; whereas consumed by Chihiro gives her strength.

Symbolic Characters

• Big Baby, an ally
• The workers, opinionated people
• The twin sisters are both very old but polar opposite from each other.
• No Face attempts to help the humans try to enter the hot springs but is only let in by Chihiro; in one way or another represents kindness.
• Haku is the river deity; this alludes to the Japanese culture of having gods for everything.

Symbolic Theme

• Greed is one of the main themes, evidenced by the mental deformation of some characters (Chihiro’s parents, Yubaba, the workers,…).
• Changes – both positively and negatively. For Chihiro, when she has to move and character development throughout the movie. For Chihiro’s parents, when they turn into pigs.

Symbolic Worlds

• Most of the residents are animals.
• The setting is an old amusement park.
• The bathhouse and the ‘amusement park’ co-exist but give different vibes.
• The train connects different worlds.
• The spirits only come out at night; this alludes to old beliefs of Japanese yokai.

Symbolic Objects

• The food (at the beginning of the movie and throughout).
• Golds.
• Water.
• Hair tie from Zeniba that acts as a protective charm.
• Train ticket from Kamaji.
• River Spirit’s herbal cake that helps cure Haku.

Flight to Failure:

1. Story Symbol
   The main symbol my story is the plane. The plane represents the journey she is taking to get to everything she had ever wanted, but also makes her recognize that she can’t succeed at everything.
2. Symbolic Characters
   Protagonist- Kelly, overcomes her fear of failure in a freak situation.
3. Symbolic Theme
   The theme is in the title, the flight to failure, this story is about a girl who has to overcome her fear of failure in order to get home safely.
4. Symbolic Worlds
   The gas represents an unusable environment that provides an opportunity for Kelly to do the right thing.
   The man on the radio in the control tower is helping her get home safe.
5. Symbolic Objects
    The manual plays a large role because not everyone can just do something via instructions, sometimes experiences and reality plays a larger role. The manual challenges Kelly, but also wakes up the co-pilot.