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An Allegory is a story in which characters, settings and ac An Allegory is a story in which characters, settings and ac

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An Allegory is a story in which characters, settings and ac - PPT Presentation

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 ID: 162853

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An Allegory is a story in which characters, settings and actions stand for something beyond themselves.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

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An Allegory can be read on one level for its literal or straightforward meaningExample: The Wizard of Oz was literally about Dorothy’s journey as she tried to find her way homeAn allegory can be read for its symbolic, or allegorical

meaningExample: The Wizard of Oz was symbolically a satirical representation of the Gilded Age of AmericaAllegories are often intended to teach a moral lesson or make a comment about goodness and depravity.

Examples of AllegoriesSlide3

Some famous allegorical stories/movies/television programs are:Animal Farm The Lion, The Witch, and The WardrobeThe Wizard of Oz Avatar The Pandora woods is a lot like the Amazon rainforest (the movie stops in its tracks for a heavy ecological speech or two), and the attempt to get the

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to 'cooperate' carries overtones of the U.S. involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan."The MatrixOf Mice and MenSlide4

In a old English play called Everyman, the main character is named Everyman ( he stands for exactly what his name indicates.)One day Everyman is summoned by death to give an accounting of his life.Everyman asks his friends Fellowship, Beauty, Strength and Good Deeds to go with him to tell death that he has led a good life.Only Good Deeds stays with him until the end

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A symbol can be a word, place, character or object that means something beyond what it is on a literal level.An allegory involves using many interconnected symbols or allegorical figures in such a way that nearly every element of the narrative has a meaning beyond the literal level, i.e., everything in the narrative is a symbol that relates to other symbols within the story.

Symbolism vs. Allegory