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    This document discusses symbolism and allegory in literature. It defines a symbol as something that represents an idea beyond its literal meaning. Symbols can be inherited or invented and allow writers to suggest deeper meanings. An allegory tells a story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden truth or lesson. Examples of allegories mentioned include fables, parables, and stories like Animal Farm and The Wizard of Oz. The key difference between symbols and allegory is that allegories use many interconnected symbolic elements and characters.

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    This document discusses symbolism and allegory in literature. It defines a symbol as something that represents an idea beyond its literal meaning. Symbols can be inherited or invented and allow writers to suggest deeper meanings. An allegory tells a story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden truth or lesson. Examples of allegories mentioned include fables, parables, and stories like Animal Farm and The Wizard of Oz. The key difference between symbols and allegory is that allegories use many interconnected symbolic elements and characters.

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    This document discusses symbolism and allegory in literature. It defines a symbol as something that represents an idea beyond its literal meaning. Symbols can be inherited or invented and allow writers to suggest deeper meanings. An allegory tells a story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden truth or lesson. Examples of allegories mentioned include fables, parables, and stories like Animal Farm and The Wizard of Oz. The key difference between symbols and allegory is that allegories use many interconnected symbolic elements and characters.

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    Symbolism and Allegory

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    See if you can explain what the following symbols
    mean:
    Symbols
    A symbol is often an event, object, person or animal to
    which an extraordinary meaning or significance has
    been attached.
    Where do Symbols come from?
    Symbols can be inherited or invented.
    Ex. The Statue of Liberty came to symbolize freedom
    for people immigrating to the United States by way of
    Ellis Island.
    Importance:
    Why Create Symbols in literature?
    Symbols allow writers to suggest layers of meanings
    and possibilities that a simple literal statement could
    not convey as well.
    Symbols allow writers to convey an idea with layers of
    meaning without having to explain those layers in the
    text.
    A symbol is like a pebble cast into a pond: It sends out
    ever widening ripples.
    Allegory
     The word allegory comes from the Greek language
    (allegoria) and means “to speak in another way.” It can,
    therefore, be defined as an image, story, or poem that
    can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, moral, or
    truth.

     An Allegory is a story in which characters, settings and


    actions stand for something beyond themselves.

     In some types of Allegories, the characters and setting


    represent abstract ideas of moral qualities.

     In other types, characters and situations stand for


    Examples of Allegories
    An Allegory can be read on one level for its literal or
    straightforward meaning
    An allegory can be read for its symbolic, or allegorical
    meaning
    Allegories are often intended to teach a moral lesson
    or make a comment about goodness and depravity.
    :
    Fable
    Type of ALLEGORY, usually has animals
    Used to teach moral lessons to children
    Represents arrogance
    Animals/characters represent
     Virtues=good human qualities
     Vices=bad human qualities
     **Fables teach lessons about
     life**

    Represents Perseverance
    Concept Development:
    Fable
     Another example of a famous fable is the following from
    Aesop’s Fables:
     The Hound Dog and the Rabbit
     One day, a hound dog was hunting for a rabbit and managed
    to find one. The hound chased the rabbit for a long time,
    but eventually, the rabbit escaped. When another dog made
    fun of the hound dog for allowing the rabbit to escape, the
    hound dog replied: “You do now see the difference between
    the rabbit and I; I am only running for my dinner, while he is
    running for his life.”
     The lesson: Incentive will spur effort
     Pair/Share: Can you name another fable?
    Concept Development:
    Parable
    Type of ALLEGORY set in the real world
    Teaches a lesson about ethics or morality

    Remember the Good Samaritan??

    -Many stories in the Bible are parables


    Concept Development:
    Allegory/Parables
    Some famous parables and allegorical
    stories/movies/television programs are:
    Animal Farm
    “The Emperor’s New Clothes”
    The Wizard of Oz
    “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”
    Avatar
    The Matrix
    Of Mice and Men
    Allegory continued…
     In a old English play called Everyman,
    the main character is named Everyman
    ( he stands for exactly what his name
    indicates.)
     One day Everyman is summoned by
    death to give an accounting of his life.
     Everyman asks his friends Fellowship,
    Beauty, Strength and Good Deeds to go
    with him to tell death that he has led a
    good life.
     Only Good Deeds stays with him until
    the end.
    Symbolism vs. Allegory

    A symbol can be a word, place, character or object that


    means something beyond what it is on a literal level.
    An allegory involves using many interconnected
    symbols or allegorical figures in such a way that nearly
    every element of the narrative has a meaning beyond
    the literal level, i.e., everything in the narrative is a
    symbol that relates to other symbols within the story.

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