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Allegory in
Literature
Ms. Pecorella
Adv. English Lit
What is an allegory?
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allegory ˈ(noun) A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
Allegory is a form of extended metaphor, in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative, are equated with the meanings that lie outside the narrative itself.
Types
The underlying meaning has moral, social, religious, or political significance,
Characters are often personifications of abstract ideas, such as charity, greed, or envy. Sometimes characters repersent actual poeple in history
Thus an allegory is a story with two meanings; a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning.
Types
Examples in Literature
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The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe
Aslan = Christ
Edmund = Judas
Examples in Movies
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Avatar - Pandora Woods represent the Amazon rainforest.
The Wizard of Oz - The lion represents cowardice. The scarecrow stands for the agrarian past and the tin man the technological future.
Blade Runner - Represents the relationship between mankind and technology.
Fight Club - Deals with consumerism, conformity and nonconformity.
Wall-E - An allegory to save the Earth.