MARCO IOVINO
“What is the speed of light?”
My choice of title was politically based: ‘In You We Trust’ is a variation of the phrase found on American dollar bills, In God We Trust. This demonstrates the central character’s prioritisation of an academic future above all else and ties in with his disdain towards the iconic campaign of American President Barack Obama.Throughout the story, there is the sustained metaphor of Mr Hirsch climbing a mountain as he views himself a ‘pioneer’ rising to the ‘highest peak’. This elevates his struggle to higher proportions and is symbolic of the resistance he meets. Mr Hirsch associates his enlightenment with a visual source of light as he is a ‘beacon’ of hope shining from a mountain-top.
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