1. Recognizing Symbolism and Allegory
(1 minute alone) Think about the meaning of chapter 4’s title: “Painted Faces and Long Hair”. What does it symbolize?
(2 min. partners) Discuss the significance + be ready to share out.

2. POSSIBLE ANSWERS (DO NOT COPY):
Painted - hidden identity
masking the truth
Faces – our real selves
our natural state of man
Long – things gone unkempt
represented the passage of time
Hair – natural state
Long hair – a barbaric, primitive, wild, chaotic state

3. TAKE NOTES: (make a 4 square)
In box #1 Divide in 2 parts: symbol + allegory
What’s a symbol?
An ordinary object, event, person, or place to which we attach an extraordinary meaning/significance
2. What’s an allegory?
a story in which characters, settings, and actions stand for something beyond themselves
has two levels of meaning: the literal (obvious), and the symbolic/figurative.
overall purpose = teach a moral lesson
TIP: circle that word ALL in the word ALLegory to remember that it’s all the book/story in its entirety that is a symbolic, therefore an allegory

4. = Allegory Basic Plot Symbol + Symbol + Symbol
Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion
Wisdom, Heart, Courage

5. LOTF is itself a symbol; an allegorical tale works on many different levels, thus, reader interpretation of these symbols is of great importance.
Label box 2= object
box 3 = person
box 4= event
box 5= place
box 6 = choice
Divide all boxes 2-8 into 4 sections: “Q” (#), CM, Literal, Figurative

6. Symbolism Assignment Literal: on the surface meaning
Quotes must be cited properly. (can you find more than 1 per symbol?)
CM= (complete sentences) For each symbol, explain its meaning by using this frame: ___ represents ____ because ____.
Literal: on the surface meaning
Figurative: under the surface meaning
HOMEWORK: Complete boxes 1-6 in correct colors.