symbolism week 6

Tommy was a young man living in New York. Timmy was a very quite and reserved and loved and relied his dog more than anything. Tommy's dog wasn't the cutest or strongest dog. The dog's back left leg was amputated when it was young and has needed a wheelchair ever since. Tommy frequently took his dog to the park but the dog would rarely interact with other dogs. Every time Tommy was feeling down he knew he could rely on his dog to comfort him. Tommy enjoyed to listen to other`s conversation and often became attached to others quickly despite never actually interacting.

One day while Tommy was taking his dog to the park, he spotted a young chap sitting across from him on the subway. After twenty minutes of observing, Tommy tied the dog by his leash to the subway rail and went over to the chap. Tommy asked him if he would like to see a meme that Tommy had created. Tommy worked very hard on this meme, putting weeks of effort into it. No one had ever agreed to see Tommy's meme. The chap, who seemed very friendly agreed to gaze upon the meme. Tommy quickly got exited. He reached into his pockets to pull out his phone. After two awkward minutes of swiping through pictures Tommy finally found it. He presented the picture to the stranger and the stranger replied "Ehh. It's not that good". Tommy was devastated. Right away subway came to a stop and then immediately the chap got up and left without saying another word. Tommy was also to get of at this spot but when he looked around he could no longer find his dog. Tommy found out the next day that his dog escaped and fell into the tracks. Tommy forced himself to stop using the subway due to his ignorance and lack of ability to take care of his dog and never showed his meme to anyone ever agian. Again, Tommy felt emptiness inside.

Symbolic meanings:

Dog: Tommy's self confidence and reassurance (crippled then gone)

Meme: Tommy's personality and who he is as a person.

Subway: social gatherings/interactions

Young Chap: society