Symbolism in Oscar Wilde’s fairy tale “The Selfish Giant”

Through­out time, myth­o­logy and folk­lore have served as in­spir­a­tion for lit­er­at­ure due to their them­atic com­plex­ity and rich­ness in char­ac­ters. There are vari­ous au­thors who have in­tro­duced myth­o­lo­gical ele­ments within their lit­er­ary works in or­der to point out the hid­den mean­ings and uni­ver­sal truths. Some of the most well-known char­ac­ters who are used to con­vey Read on …