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Chapter 6 Deciphering the Chronicles In This Chapter Deciding whether The Chronicles of Narnia is an allegory Discovering the difference between allegory and supposal Comparing and contrasting. brPage 1br Plato THE ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE Republic VII 514 a 2 to 517 a 7 Translation by Thomas Sheehan brPage 2br THE ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE brPage 3br brPage 4br brPage Symbolism and allegory are similarly mixedup in too many students minds Heres the difference In common parlance a parable is a story or short narrative designed to reveal allegorically some religious principle moral lesson psychological reality or g .. In some types of Allegories, the characters and setting represent . abstract. ideas of moral qualities. .. In other types, characters and situations stand for historical figures and events.. Allegory. Symbolism . Definition. An object, person, action, or place that has literal meaning in the story, but also represents something larger. A symbol may have more than one meaning or may connote multiple interpretations. All symbols fall into either of the following categories:. . 1) Gray is the color for dreariness.. . It symbolizes the lack of life and/or spirit. It is the place of no hope, no future.. . In the book this place is called the valley of ashes where everything is covered in gray dust-even the people. This would not be a place where you would want to be. . What do you see?. What words come to mind?. If you said “liberty, justice, freedom,”. WHY. did you?. What do you see?. What words come to mind?. Over time, certain objects have . been assigned meaning.. Presented by: Richard Liu. Symbol. Something that means more than what is suggested on the surface.. Can be an object, person, a situation, an action, or some other element that has a literal meaning in the story but suggests or represents other meanings as well.. LOTF:WHAT IS AN ALLEGORY?. A figure of rhetoric . The use of symbols to portray a moral or message . Fables or parables are short allegories with one DEFINITE MESSAGE! – Example: “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” . Write Down The 2 That Make The Most Sense To You. A. story in which people, things, and happenings have a hidden or symbolic meaning: allegories are used for teaching or explaining ideas, moral principles, etc. . define. , . recognize. and . explain. symbolism, allegory and figurative language.. Symbolism and Allegory. Q: What does it mean to define, recognize, and explain?. See if you can explain what the following symbols mean:. What Symbols Stand For. A . symbol. is often an ordinary object, event, person, or animal to which we have attached extraordinary meaning and significance.. Flags. We use a rectangle of dyed cloth to symbolize a country.. See if you can explain what the following symbols mean:. A symbol is often an event, object, person or animal to which an extraordinary meaning or significance has been attached.. Symbols can be inherited or invented. . Write Down The 2 That Make The Most Sense To You. A. story in which people, things, and happenings have a hidden or symbolic meaning: allegories are used for teaching or explaining ideas, moral principles, etc. . SOMETHING . CONCRETE. REPRESENTS . SOMETHING . ABSTRACT.. In . a literary context, . symbolism. is the use of a person, place, or thing to represent a larger, more abstract concept. . When trying to analyze a symbol, consider the symbol’s.