title: Binary Opposition Land-Water in the Fairy Tale “Cocobolo” by R. Riggs
abstract: The article deals with the symbolism of the manifestation of two antagonistic elements (water and land) in the fairy tale “Cocobolo” by R. Riggs, which are the key concepts of the work. The writer not only uses general symbolic meanings, but also complements them with additional authorial connotations. In R. Riggs' tale, land symbolizes order, pragmatism, rationality, and water symbolizes spontaneity, danger, and irrationality. The dichotomy of water and land contains a clear archetypal componen
journal: Vìsnik Marìupolʹsʹkogo deržavnogo unìversitetu Serìâ Fìlologìâ