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Alyssa Israelson
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Intro to Allegory

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Open Ended
Who/what does the hare represent? And the tortoise?
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Open Ended
What is the 'moral' of the story?
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Open Ended
Why tell a story like this? Why not just explain the 'moral' to people?
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Allegory
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, usually a moral or political one. It is a form of an extended metaphor often using animals to represent human characters or qualities of human nature.
-Thus an allegory is a story with two meanings; a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning.
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Examples of Allegories
Avatar - Pandora Woods represents the Amazon rainforest, a sanctuary from industry and development, which has no regard for nature but to pillage it for its bankable resources
WALL-E
Wizard of Oz
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Animals & Allegory
As stated before, animals are often used as the character's in allegorical stories because their characteristics are used to show/simplify human nature
Example: Snake
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Open Ended
What type of person might a snake represent? What stereotypical characteristics or qualities would you associate with a snake?
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