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1 Symbolism and Allegory
The study of Literature on a deeper level

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

3 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

4 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

5 Symbolism vs Allegory analysis
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