4. Symbols a The basic symbols are the gessler, their boots and the leather they use. They form a compound symbol of an uncompromising idea 1. Their boots made of the best leather and incarnating the very spirit of all footgear, are their ideal which stands for a supreme quality of human nature4. Symbols  The basic symbols are the Gesslers, their boots and the leather they use. They form a compound symbol of an uncompromising ideal. 1. Their boots, made of the best leather and incarnating the very spirit of all footgear, are their ideal which stands for a supreme quality of human nature