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What is the meaning or significance of an albatross in various contexts?

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What is the meaning or significance of an albatross in various contexts?
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The albatross (as in one around your neck) symbolism comes to us from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Coleridge. It represents a burden one has to carry as penance for wrongdoing in the case of the story cited. Metaphorically the albatross represents "a cross to carry", a burden or some task one must complete in order to be free.
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very bad luck dude
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Technically the albatross represents GOOD luck. The fact that albatross died in the story is why it became a symbol of bad luck or doom. An albatross around your neck is whatchia DON'T want.
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