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Allusions Project for AP Lit.by Jun Kyoung, Hailey Park, and Debora KimPeriod 2Mrs. Frame

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Page 1: Awesome allusions

Awesome Allusions

Hailey ParkDebora KimJun Kyoung

Period 2

Page 2: Awesome allusions

Harpy Winged demons sent by gods to snatch

away people and things from the earth Spirits of sudden, sharp gusts of wind In the Harry Potter series, Harpies are

the mascot for the female Quidditch team from Holyhead.

- Portrays the women Quidditch players as having grace yet power while traveling through the wind

- Rowling suggests that the Quidditch players are like the “winged women” who try to snatch the Gold Snitch

- Emphasizes the similarity in tactics of both Harpies and the players

- Female Quidditch players are swift and knowledgeable of the winds that they travel in

Hailey

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Odyssey Great epic of ancient Greece written by

Homer The story of obstacles that the hero Odysseus

faced as he made his way home from the Trojan War

Oh Brother, Where Art Thou, a film directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, parallels the story of The Odyssey- Allusion helps the reader predict what will

happen and better understand the storyline of the movie if he or she has knowledge of The Odyssey.

- The director chose this reference to offer a modern version story to The Odyssey.

- Increases understanding of the general storyline of the movie and helps viewers adapt to this storyline.

Jun

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Olympian 12 Principal gods of the Greek pantheon who

live in the House of Olympus Ruled the universe after overthrowing the

Titans Rick Riordan - Percy Jackson & the Olympians

- Alludes to the 12 principal gods to offer a somewhat sequel to all the Olympians.

- The storyline of the movie mimics the story of the Olympians, creating an interesting storyline and helps better the understanding of mythological Greek gods

- Percy Jackson & the Olympians storyline can be better understood and more exciting to read if the allusions to Olympian are understood

Jun

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ProteanGreek god who had the ability to change his shapeProtean has a general meaning of "versatile", "mutable", and "capable of assuming many forms” “Proteus syndrome”, in the movie

Elephant Man, is the name of the deforming disease that afflicts the main character

Emphasizes nature of the overall nature of the disease and how it “mutates” the outer appearance

Arouses sympathy from the audience, and works effectively in the context of the movie.

Debora

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Pegasus Immortal winged horse born from

Medusa's neck when she was beheaded by Perseus

Stamp of his hoof caused Hippocrene (fountain of the Muses) to issue poetic inspiration from Mount Helicon

The Pegasus to allow a poetic quality in the description of words such as “the barren gloomy of Pegasus.”

Pegasus is used to describe the nature and arts of the setting.

The winged horse suggests some sort of grace and majesty. Imagery plays a large role in Pegasus, allowing readers to associate the text with a picture.

Hailey

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Tantalize The word derives from the plight of

Tantalus Condemned to eternity of hunger and

thirst in after life after offending the gods

Boughs receded from his grasp every time he tried to pluck fruits off of it

Poe uses the word “tantalize” to provide a verb that adds to the general impression of circumlocution.

The word “tantalize” adds to the gloomy and ominous tone of Edgar Allen Poe.

The reader can almost imagine the listener being held to circumlocution for an eternity (“earnest desire”).

Hailey

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Alpha and Omega The term Alpha and Omega comes from the biblical

phrase “I am Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last”

First and last letters of the Greek alphabet, thus meaning that Jesus is eternal

In the following quote, Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, the character Mr. Rochester confesses his love for Jane “The Alpha and Omega of my heart’s

wishes broke involuntarily from my lips in the words – ‘Jane! Jane! Jane!’” (Chapter 37) The “first” and “last” thing that he

thinks about and wishes for is Jane This allusion effectively emphasizes to

the reader Mr. Rochester’s deep love for Jane Eyre

Strengthens the overall plot of the story and highlights the intricate relationship between the two characters

Debora

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Sodom and Gomorrah Sodom and Gomorrah were two cities destroyed by

God for the sins of their inhabitants Synonymous with/refers to a place related to

wickedness or sin D.H. Lawrence alludes to Sodom and Gomorrah in

his story “Things” Characters Valerie and Erasmus Melville regard

America as the “Sodom and Gomorrah” of industrialism

Use of allusion emphasizes how America has destroyed the positive benefits of industrialism due to increasing interests in materialism

Easier to understand the allusion in the context of the story since America’s impact on industrialism is shown in a negative light and the constant desire for materialistic goods is a sin

Jun

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Bumble

Means to speak or behave clumsily or faltering; to make a humming or droning sound

Refers to a clumsy religious figure in a work of literature

Mr. Bumble from Oliver’s Twist Mr. Bumble is a self-centered minor church

official who behaves without empathy toward the paupers under his care.

The name is appropriate to Mr. Bumble because his characteristics in Oliver’s Twist represents the clumsiness that is associated with “Bumble.”

A reader, with the knowledge of the “Bumble,” can know what characteristics Mr. Bumble will portray.

Debora

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Scrooge Main character in Charles Dickens’s novel A

Christmas Story His last name has become a byword for miserliness

and misanthropy, which are some of Scrooge’s traits Typically brings to mind an image of one who

hoards money or ‘pinches pennies.’ Talk about the character Scrooge McDuck in

the disney movies? I really didn’t know what to do for this one

Scrooge is a term used to describe someone who has similar characteristics as Scrooge. It can be used to portray a person as miserly and tending to hoard money.

A reader, by knowing that Scrooge is someone who is miserly, can realize that the term is being used to describe someone as money-loving and selfish.

Jun

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Uriah Heep Main antagonist in Charles Dickens’s novel David

Copperfield Uriah Heep is a clerk of Mr. Wickfield, Presents himself as "'umble,“ (humble) but is

malicious and designing, and blackmails Mr. Wickfield.

Symbolizes someone who is hypocritically humble but malicious

“To Uriah Heep one's way through life" To go through life pretending to be humble

while actually being ruthlessly calculating Oliver Twist (movie & novel) - Lon Chaney as Fagin

There is also a “Uriah Heep” quality to the character Fagin who falls over himself to Bill Sikes' bidding

To describe someone as a “Uriah Heep” is describing him or her as malicious and designing. This person tries to portray himself or herself as humble and trustworthy while in reality, he or she is self-interested.

The reader can assume that a person described as Uriah Heep is someone who has a selfish intent in his or her actions.

Debora

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Donnybrook

Refers to any riotous occasion or a heated argumentTaken from the “Donnybrook Fair” held in Dublin County, Ireland until 1855 Was famous for rioting and dissipationThe Quiet Man –Michaleen Flynn “Is this a courting or a donnybrook?

Have the good manners not to hit the man until he's your husband and entitled to hit you back.”

Creates a contrast between courting (positive connotation) and donnybrook, (negative connotation)

Flynn emphasizes the riotous nature of a donnybrook & its overall negativity.

Also hints the overall definition of a donnybrook.

Debora

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Utopia Sir Thomas More coined the term Utopia, which means

“nowhere” Describes a perfect society where war, poverty,

intolerance, and other problems do not exist The Giver is a 1993 soft science fiction novel by Lois

Lowry. It is set in a future society which is at first presented as a utopian society and gradually appears more and more dystopian. The novel follows a boy named Jonas through the twelfth year of his life. The society has eliminated pain and strife by converting to "Sameness", a plan which has also eradicated emotional depth from their lives.

The Utopia is something that is represented as a perfect place; however, this sort of perfection can not be reached.

Readers can assume that a story assuming a utopia is highly fiction and a story of “what if”s.

Hailey

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Sources• http://www.theoi.com/Pontios/Harpyiai.html• http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Ni-Pa/Odyssey-The.html• http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/OLYMPIANS.html• AP European History (REA) – 10th Edition• http://www.mythweb.com/encyc/entries/tantalus.html• http://www.theoi.com/Ther/HipposPegasos.html• http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Ebenezer+Scrooge• http://www.wisegeek.com/who-is-uriah-heep.htm• http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0934956.html#axzz0yiyaXJzj• http://www.jerrywbrown.com/datafile/datafile/61/Biblical_Allusions.doc.• A Dictionary of biblical tradition in English literature By David L. Jeffrey• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096061/• http://www.ridge414.com/files/Allusions-Definitions.pdf• http://books.google.com/books?

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