Investigating symbolism Fantasy Investigating symbolism
What words do you think of when you hear the word fantasy
What words do you think of when you hear the word fantasy Dragons Unicorns Magic wands Castles Wizards Fairies Dark forests
What words do you think of when you hear the word fantasy Dragons Unicorns Magic wands Castles Wizards Fairies Dark forests Most of these things are objects, characters or settings
What words do you think of when you hear the word fantasy Dragons Unicorns Magic wands Castles Wizards Fairies Dark forests Most of these things are objects, characters or settings, BUT these can be interpreted as symbols in fantasy.
What words do you think of when you hear the word fantasy Dragons Unicorns Magic wands Castles Wizards Fairies Dark forests Most of these things are objects, characters or settings, BUT these can be interpreted as symbols in fantasy. Symbols are perhaps one of the most memorable aspects of fantasy, as well as a tool fantasy readers use!
Teaching point Today I want to teach you that fantasy readers keep an eye out for repeated or highlighted images, objects, characters, or settings. When fantasy readers see these things, they pause and ask themselves, “Could this be as symbol of something else?” and “How does this symbol connect to a possible theme for this story?”
Certain things are obvious symbols =power
Certain things are obvious symbols =power =peace
Certain things are obvious symbols =power =peace =unknown
Certain things are obvious symbols =power =peace innocence and goodness = =unknown
Symbols can change in context Rain Sad-rain when lonely Happy- rain ending a drought
St. George Slays the Dragon
The Maiden and the Unicorn
Share Thief of always Let’s think about some small symbolic details in the book. Let’s consider for the moment the role of the pond and the fish in the pond. And in the chapter we just finished where the pond has disappeared. Right now, turn and talk to the people near you abut the pond and those fish What do they symbolize? How does that fit into what we think is one of the bigger themes in the text And how does that theme give you more thinking about the pond and the fish?