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What story is most likely an allegory?
A story in which a war between two countries stands for the fight between good and evil
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What are the elements of allegory?
An allegory, in poetry or prose, is a narrative in which the characters, events, and setting represent deeper truths or generalizations than those suggested by the surface sto…ry. Allegory can thus be understood on more than one level. The more profound meaning, however; religious, moral, political, or personal, is usually of greater importance than the fiction itself. The meaning conveyed may be obvious, subtle, or virtually concealed by the writer. John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress (1678) is probably the best example of allegory in all literature. In the surface story a hero named Christian travels toward the Celestial City through a landscape marked by the Slough of Despond, the Valley of the Shadow of Death, and Vanity Fair, and he meets characters such as Faithful and Mr. Worldly Wisdom. The deeper story deals with individual salvation. Like other symbolic literary forms, such as the bestiary, fable, and parable, allegory is an extended metaphor. It is distinguished from those simpler types chiefly by its greater length and complexity. Many classical myths may be considered allegorical, and Plato's myth of the cave in The Republic is explicitly so. The form became more common in the Hellenistic period, especially as a means of explaining psychological phenomena. The great age of allegory, however, was the medieval period, when it not only characterized much of the didactic literature of the church but also played a fundamental role in the era's whole intellectual approach. Interpretation of Scripture in terms of its allegorical content flourished, inviting explanation of the literally sensuous Song of Solomon as representative of the love of God for his people. Allegory was also central to the popular form of entertainment known as the morality play (see medieval drama), which typically featured personages representing abstract concepts such as Everyman, Good Deeds, and Beauty. Among the more famous allegories are the 13th-century Roman de la Rose, parts of Dante's Divine Comedy (1310--14), Langland's Piers Plowman (1377), Spenser's Faerie Queene (1590, 1596), Dryden's Absalom and Achitophel (1681), Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1726), Samuel Butler's Erewhon (1872), and George Orwell's Animal Farm (1945). "Allegory." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Grolier Online, 2012. Web. 24 Sept. 2012. (MORE)
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What is The Hunger Games an allegory of?
You could argue it's an allegory of a number of things. One intepretation points to the generalized belief that the US/developed world lives at the expense of the undevelo…ped world. Think of the Capitol as the US/developed world and the districts as the developing world (Africa, parts of the Mid-East, parts of Asia etc). In the US, we produce very few goods. Most of our manufactured goods and energy resources (like petroleum) are imported from other nations. In exchange for the world's resources at low prices, we export less useful services like entertainment (i.e., movies and music), and provide military protection to parts of the world. People in the US spend vast sums of money on changing their superficial appearance, much like people in the Capitol. All the while, the people in developing countries starve and look at how much food and our extravagant lifestyles with disdain. (This view however ignores the fact that the conditions in developing nations are often a result of the bad economic and social policies of their own respective elected governments and corrupt regimes.) The second interpretation attempts to draws symbolism from present U.S. politics with Washington D.C. as literally the Capitol and the unchecked power of the Executive Branch. The District of Columbia has become the wealthiest city in the US by serving as the headquarters of many special interests lobby all vying for the favors of politicians. Our capital is also popular circuit of many pro-bureaucracy celebrities and media outlets much like the Hunger Games, Effie Trinket and Caesar Flickerman. As the seat of absolute confiscatory power for the nation's taxing authority, it also collects a mandatory "tribute" from all fifty states. The name "Panem" alludes to "Panem et Circenses" (Bread and Circuses), referring to the ancient Roman emperors who maintained their popular power by providing free bread and entertainment to the masses at the expense of the provinces. Another interpretation compares the relationship of Britain with its 13 American colonies which conveniently lends itself to the 13 districts of the book. Britain set harsh, oppressive rules and taxes on the colonies, just like the capitol treats the districts. The 13 colonies supplied Britain with supplies/resources (tobacco, cotton, clothing etc), just like the districts provide the Capitol with resources. Eventually, the 13 colonies revolted against Britain. Eventually, the 13 districts revolt against the Capitol. The differences are the early American govt. wasn't oppressive like the British while the new rebel govt. that replaces Snow and co. seem corrupt just like the previous govt. There also is a strong anti-war/anti-violence theme in the book. In Mockingjay, Katniss seems to be suffering from shell-shock (something that happens to some people after they fight in wars or see horrific events--they withdraw as they are absorbed by the horror of remembering what they went through. They also have horrible dreams about what they went through. It was common after Vietnam, a war the author's father fought in). Peeta's arguments for a cease-fire in the war between the capitol/districts because if the wars continue there won't be any people left also has a strong anti-war message that seems applicable to today. Also, in Mockingjay when the rebels are trying to crack "the nut" in district 2, Gale wants to go in and kill the Capitol forces by any means necessary, no matter how humane, while Katniss wants to make sure they kill the Capitol forces humanely. In Vietnam, we used Napalm and and firebomed the Viet Cong (similar to what happened to district 12). We also used types of gas (which some argue isn't humane). Also, Prim dies with lots of other children when they are bombed. Throughout the War on Iraq and in Afganistan, the press has had lots of coverage how children have been accidentally hit when the US has bombed high-value targets. Collins says she partly got the idea for the book while watching War on Iraq footage and her father fought in Vietnam which apparently severely impacted Collins. As a result, this theme is hardly surprising. There is a strong anti-TV message. The hunger games are basically a cross between MMA taken up a few notches (instead of two guys trying to beat the snot out of each other it is a bunch of people trying to kill each other anyway possible), and a reality TV show. Just like in reality TV, the atmosphere of the hunger games is staged and elements are inserted to make the shows more entertaining (when the pods are activated/the gamemakers insert new elements). In reality TV, there is also a winner who gets a big prize. Katniss is disgusted by how she runs around with a camera following her for "propos," which continues the anti-TV/camera message. This message makes sense given how Collins came up with the idea for the book (watching reality TV+war on Iraq footage) and Collins is notoriously camera shy. You also could argue that the hunger games are an allegory for teenage adolescence (see the Laura Miller in the New Yorker). According to the NYT, though "But this is not a theory that appeals to Collins. 'I don't write about adolescence,' she said. 'I write about war. For adolescents.'" It's a bit of a long answer but I have been thinking about it since I finished the series and did a bit of research on the author. (MORE)
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What is the allegory in Lord of the Flies?
The main allegory for Lord of the Flies is that without civilization, savagery takes over. The Lord of the Flies and the Beast are not really physical characters. It is the ev…il that is in every human. Without civilization the boys unleashed this evil. Piggy stood for intellect which every civilization needs, when he died it showed that savagery had completely taken over. Also Simon stood for morality, but not because civilization told him to be moral, but because he knew that morality was natural. But this book shows the allegory that savagery is stronger and more natural than civilization, this it took over. The death of Simon indicates how morality and goodness cannot survive within savagery. Notice that this savagery stops when the navel man appears. he also stands for civilization and it has come back, so savagery is put away (MORE)
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How is godhanger an allegory?
Skymaster represents Jesus. His birth, teachings and death all reflect those events in Jesus' life. Skymaster has twelve followers and strives to teach the birds and animals o…f Godhanger Wood to believe and teach them about life after death. Skymaster's death is a representation of Jesus' death. He sacrifices his own life to save another. Satan and all the Sins are banished after the Gamekeeper is killed. (MORE)
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In The Bible
Was the story of Adam and Eve an allegory?
A: The first storytellers knew they were not really telling a genuine account of the first man. It was a moral tale based on even earlier Near Eastern creation stories, so in …that respect it was an allegory. Leon R. Kass (The Beginning of Wisdom: Reading Genesis) says we can learn most from the story by regarding it as a mythical yet realistic portrait of permanent truths about our humanity, rather than as a historical yet idealised portrait of a blissful existence we once enjoyed but lost. (MORE)
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An example of an allegory?
An allegory is a tale where the characters and story are generalizations for human existence. An example of this would be a parable as told in the Christian bible.
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What is the allegory of the cave about?
The allegory of the cave is about how people are trapped by their perception of the world. If all that a person sees is their reality, how much of that is the truth and ho…w much is something put there on display? (MORE)
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What is religious allegory?
a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another.
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What is a characteristic of an allegory?
One main characteristic of an allegory is that it contain the moralor political values of its writer. Animal Farm by George Orwell isa great example of a classic allegory. … .
It allows authors to write about ideas indirectly. . (MORE)