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    comprehends Hawthorne's connection, they are then able to interpret a much more involved story with greater insight. Rappaccini's Daughter can be interpreted as a parable, but can also be seen as the more complex allegory that it is. Further, Hawthorne exposes a duality in evil through his allegory. Male

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    more than a story about his fight for his country, God, and fellow soldiers, and not to mention his return home. "Speaking of Courage" is not only an allegorical story about the disconnection between Vietnam and the rest of the world, but also an allegory about the disconnection between the soldiers and the life they once led.   Norman Bowker's flashback of Song Tra Bong, sets up the story for cultural analysis. The monsoon signifies the war as a whole, as it causes violence to spill over

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    Fear of the unknown is scary to all of us and can frighten the strongest of people. Lord of the Flies is an allegorical novel that uses the beast as a symbol of fear and mystery. An allegory is a story, poem or picture, that can explain a hidden meaning either political or moral. The novel Lord of the Flies tells the story about British schoolboys that crash land on an uninhabited island. The schoolboys are forced to work together with no adult care in order to survive. In many cases throughout the

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    In the novel the lord of the Flies, Golding uses Ralph’s responsibility and Jack’s persuasiveness and authority to argue that effective governments must be both fair and able to keep peace in a country. Golding depicts Ralph’s choice of political allegory as a democracy because, he’s responsible, fair, puts priorities first and allows everyone to have a say. Ralph says “ no fire no smoke no rescue” (184) This shows that Ralph logical by letting everyone know the purpose of the fire’s smoke and

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    That is done through the use of “symbolic figures, imagery, and events which are condensed together to paint a specific moral, spiritual or political meaning in the story” (Jaynes, 2006). The story “Young Goodman Brown” is an allegory and it is correct to state that the names of each character hold a particular meaning and characteristics of the owner. The main character Goodman Brown gets portrayed as a lover of adventure in a journey

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    An allegory means a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning. It can be a moral or political meaning. The Watsons Go To Birmingham, 1963, a historical fiction novel, by Christopher Paul Curtis is a story about the Watsons driving to Alabama and experienced a horrific bombing that took place at a Baptist church on 16th street. The Watsons are a good example of an allegory because the events in the story often seem symbolic of the events involving Civil Rights and

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    What Is The Connection To Lord Of The Flies

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    In the end, his civilization is what keeps the boys alive and sane for so long, despite losing his power and respect to Jack. Subsequently, the conch is not just a shell but also the sound of order, civilization, and political power between the good and the bad. Ralph finds it and uses it to call the boys together. He establishes a hand-raising rule, keeping to the rules of their civilized past. He organizes assemblies to discuss the issues tearing apart the island in

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    An allegory is a narrative with a surface plot that is only a glimpse of a deeper, more extensive meaning. William Golding, author of Lord of the Flies, crafts a masterpiece that adds a hidden meaning to an adventure story of adolescent, British school boys, stranded on a deserted island without adults. Written in 1954, Lord of the Flies takes place during the 1950’s with the end of World War II, amidst the Cold War, and the beginning of the Korean War, allowing Golding to write about the monstrosity

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    Personae I can no longer absolve myself of guilt for the pornographic "eye in Spenser always wins" (192). As a maverick literary critic, Paglia resists easy categorization. She rejects certain assumptions of contemporary criticism which substitutes political criteria for esthetic values. (It is easier to devise a quota system for the canon and its priesthood than to worship together). But her appreciation of Spenser is based upon a central tenant of deconstructionism: suspicion of the text. Paglia asserts

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    Rough Draft Over Orwell An allegory is a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. In the essay “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell, he uses many different hidden meanings or symbols to reveal how imperialism is evil. Orwell uses symbolic meanings of his allegoric illuminate the evils of imperialism through the characters, destinations, and objects. One of the ways Orwell shows the evils of imperialism is through the characters

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