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Symbolism in Literature Famous Symbols – Have you read any of these?
Symbolism in LiteratureFamous Symbols – Have you read any of these?
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.
The Little Mermaid powerful metaphor for the plight of the "Sacred
Feminine" over the last several thousand years of western civilization
she is an allegory to Mary Magdalene. directors of the Disney film chose Mary
Magdalene who represents the lost bride (of Jesus) and is the archetype of the "Sacred Feminine”.
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
