symbolism in literature famous symbols – have you read any of these?

Symbolism in LiteratureFamous Symbols – Have you read any of these?

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What is a Symbol?

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The Fundamentals Symbolism 101

The Scarlet Letter: The forcible wearing of the letter 'A' by

Hester Prynne to indicate that she was an adulteress and that the name of the father of her illegitimate child started with the letter A.

The Lord of the Flies: The island was symbolic of our world the way the characters dealt with the various

situations was a symbol for the way many people live their lives

MacBeth: William Shakespeare was a master of

symbology. In this play, he uses blood to symbolize guilt and a raven to symbolize bad luck.

Animal Farm entire story symbolizes communism and

the evils that comes out of following the ideology

Each animal character in the book is a symbol for a key character in the Russian revolution.

Snow White The poison apple:

This would seem to point all the way back to the biblical reference of the apple which was offered to Eve by the serpent (evil/Satan). The evil queen offers Snow White the apple in much the same way. Snow White knows she should not be speaking to strangers, but she does it anyway and she pays for that mistake by falling under the spell.

Narnia - Aslan the Christ-figure/Godhead of the stories. This

can be seen in his creating Narnia; his dying at the hand of the Witch; his rising from the dead; and his destruction/rebuilding of the new Narnia. He evokes fear into the hearts of evil-doers, and love in the those that love him

The Giver The apple

The Giver The sled

The Giver The Color Red

The Giver Pale Eyes

The Giver Front buttoned jacket

The Giver The Bicycle