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Tangible objects used to represent or stand for something that is intangible (usually an idea or feeling).
What do these symbols represent?
What are some other symbols you can think of?
Here are some examples of symbolism in movies.
Checking for Understanding
Use the notes you took during the clip
to assist you and the information you learned
about Zack as a character.
Let's continue to practice identifying symbols, shall we?
What does the balloon
popping symbolize?
What does the light and music symbolize?
What happened when Harry was handed the correct wand?
Symbols
Work with a partner to figure
out what the hackey sack symbolizes.
What does the chess game symbolize?
Zack is the popular kid in his high school. He's also the valedictorian of his class. His interests include going to football games, hanging out with his friends, and dating popular girls.
However, once he meets Lainie, the class nerd, she takes him out of his comfort zone.
What does the bell symbolize?
What does the chess game symbolize?
As you watch the video clip from She's All That, jot down what you
hear Zack saying in his performance.
Analyzing
Symbolism in Watsons Go To Birmingham
"Wool Pooh"
pg. 176-179
The Road Trip
ch. 9-15
Dark Night in Tennessee
pg. 144-145
Joey's White Socks & Shiny Shoes
pg. 180-187
Flickering Bulb
pg. 184
Swedish Creme Cookies
pg. 80-82
Brown Bomber
pg. 145-147
Connection to Other Literary Elements:
Theme
Symbols, like themes, have multiple meanings and are more complex. Figuring out a symbol may lead to finding a theme, or vice versa.
Characters
The protagonist usually has some connection to the symbol.
Setting
Sometimes the symbols will be a recurring part of the setting. Ex: The merry-go-round in the Langston Hughes poem is the
setting and it symbolizes the never-ending cycle of racism.
Do Now:
What universal themes do
you think of when you
see this picture?
Why?
Symbolism -
the process by which an
author uses symbols to represent larger ideas or themes in the text and add depth to the story.
What does Katniss being "the girl on fire" symbolize?