Symbolism and Allegory

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Symbolism and Allegory The study of Literature on a deeper level

When an author uses a(n) object, animal, nature, weather, action, person, color etc. to represent something other than its literal meaning. Symbolism

Examples Symbolism Common Symbols Night Chs.1-4 Thunderstorms- turmoil Black- death Four leaf clover- luck Spring- life/renewal Public Hanging- Death of Elie’s faith in God temporarily Sexual Abuse- Power over all Division of the block- Jews like cattle going to slaugher house Song the German March- Hitler’s regime Soup- parallels his survival Gold tooth- hope/greed French girl- good things to come/hope Shoes- connection to old world A7713-Lost human value Examples Symbolism

Allegory is a literary device used in a narrative in which abstract ideas and principles are represented symbolically in terms of characters, figures and events. All allegories contain symbols, not all symbols are allegories. Allegory

Symbolism vs Allegory analysis "More" by Marc Osborne Symbolism vs Allegory analysis