Are persons, places, or things in a narrative that have significance beyond a literal understanding.

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Are persons, places, or things in a narrative that have significance beyond a literal understanding

The craft of storytelling depends on symbols to present ideas and point toward new meanings. Most frequently, a specific object will be used to refer to (or symbolize) a more abstract concept. The repeated appearance of an object suggests a nonliteral, or figurative, meaning attached to the object. Symbols are often found in the book’s title, at the beginning and end of the story, within a profound action, or in the name or personality of a character. The life of a work of fiction is perpetuated by generations of readers interpreting and re-interpreting the main symbols. By identifying and understanding symbols, readers can reveal new interpretations of the book.

It’s an idea that is not concrete; it can not be touched For example, beauty is an idea, democracy is an idea, value is an idea The United States of America is an idea Truth is an idea What examples of abstraction can you think of?

There is a great deal of symbolism in The Things They Carried. Readers are told in The title story that Henry Dobbins carries his girlfriend’s nylons wrapped around his neck. In “Stockings,” O’Brien tells the story of how the stockings became a symbol of comfort and protection. What other symbols are present in O’Brien’s work?

Kiowa’s moccasins and feathered hatchet symbolize… Mary Anne’s tongue necklace symbolize Lieutenant Cross’s pebble symbolizes… The young Vietnamese soldier symbolizes… The thumb Norman Bowker carried in Vietnam symbolizes… The Silver Star Medal symbolizes …

Write a short story with a symbol that is central to the plot. Use a symbol that does not already have strong meaning attached to it. You decide what “short story” means. Did you use a symbol to create tension or develop a character? Symbol

How did you develop your symbol? What do you want your reader to experience or to feel? What other ideas might your reader associate with your symbol? What do you appreciate about your symbol/story? What choices did you makes as a writer?