Zone AE - An area inundated by 1% annual chance flooding, for which BFEs have been. determined. Zone AH - An area inundated by 1% annual chance flooding (usually an area of ponding), for which BFEs have been determined; flood depths range from 1 to 3 feet.
In a generic sense, a pearl is, as Mircea Eliade once said 'born of the water', meaning born of Spirit [water being the closest vibrational level to earth] , so at its most basic level a pearl represents the spiritual world, made manifest in the physical world, but it does have more specific meanings. Some background.
Symbolism in The Pearl is a tool for John Steinbeck that allows us to see things on a deeper level than what is given in the simple story of a pearl diver who finds a giant pearl. It is through symbols that the author can illustrate his themes about greed, prejudice, and the effects of our wanting material possessions too much.