Memnoch the Devil
Describe symbolism in Memnoch the Devil by Anne Rice
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The balustrade that Lestat attempts to view is symbolic in itself as a line that cannot be crossed as it moves to a further point to which it cannot be reached, and in doing so foreshadows the continued evolutionary scale. It demonstrates that there is always something to reach for.
Memnoch the Devil