Allegory
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The Wizard of God : Classic Film The Wizard of Oz Doubles as a Religious AllegoryLyman Frank Baum's novel is like a Bible for beginners. It's yet another spiritual allegory, whether it was intended to be so or happened by serendipitous circumstance - possibly divine intervention.
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Plato's Cave Journey AllegoryAn educated explanation of Plato's Cave Journey Allegory.
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Season of Migration to the North as a National AllegoryA discussion of the novel Season of Migration to the North as an allegory representing the nation of Sudan.
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The Allegory of Good and Bad GovernmentAbrogio Lorenzetti's fresco cycle which includes the Allegory of Good Government and the Allegory of Bad Government, contains a multitude of symbols which enlighten the viewer and may pass unnoticed at first glance. -
Plato's Allegory of the CavePlato's allegory of the cave is classic but sometimes confusing, read more about it here.
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Timeless Political Allegory in Alice in Wonderland by Lewis CarrolA description of some of the symbolism in the political allegory by Lewis Carrol, "Alice in Wonderland."
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Allegory in "The Devil and Tom Walker"The final paper for my American Literature I class. A critical look at how Washington Iriving uses allegory to warn readers against the dangers of the 7 Deadly Sins.
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Understanding Allegory: What is it and How is it Used?What is the allegory and how and why is it used in literature?
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The Wizard of Oz as Allegory for Small Town Dreams of Hollywood GloryAn analysis of The Wizard of Oz as an allegory about the oft-repeated story of a small town American coming to Hollywood seeking movie fame. -
What is an Allegory?This article offers a complete description of what makes an allegory, complete with poopular examples to ensure the text is easy to understand.
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An Examination of Plato's Allegory of the CaveOne of the most famous passages of Classical Philosophy is the Allegory of the Cave, which occurs in Plato's Republic. Related to his Theory of Forms, Plato uses it to represent how ideals are more important and more real than the material world. -
Plato's Famous Allegory in Modern LiteratureMany pieces of literature and popular culture can trace their roots back to Plato's allegory of the cave.
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Understanding Allegory: Reading John Bunyan's Pilgrim's ProgressBunyan's 18th-century novel works as a "laboratory" for anyone seeking to understand allegory or symbolism. The clear-cut, unambiguous names presented in the novel provide a basis for the study of more complex symbols in previous and following centuries.
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Plato's Allegory of the CaveBy understanding Plato's allegory of the cave, we can better understand art, namely, the "Rape of Persephone."
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Plato's Allegory with Respect to the Questions of PhilosophyThis article explains how Plato's Allegory of the Cave skillfully poses all the questions philosophy seeks to answer.
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The Truman Show and the Allegory of the CaveShows how the movie The Truman Show follows the journey of the prisoner who is released from the cave in Plato's "Allegory of the Cave"?
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The Nature of Reality: Pi and the AllegoryThis article philosophically compares Plato's Allegory of the Cave and Darren Aronofsky's Pi.
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Mary Rowlandson's Captivity Narrative as Joban AllegoryDiscussion of allegorical consciousness, religious allegory, and Rowlandson's captivity narrative.
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Plato's Allegory of the Cave: Analysis and SummaryBrief yet concise look at Plato's "Allegory of the Cave." Includes both a summary and analysis with solid understanding and interpretation of the most recent translations of the classic Platonic work.
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Can Plato's Allegory of the Cave Be Applied to Today?Plato had many different theories; can the allegory of the cave be applied to today's society.
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Understanding Plato's Allegory of the CavePlato's Allegory of the Cave has been referenced in lyrics by John Lennon and provided the inspiration for The Matrix. But what is it all about? -
Abusive Past, Addiction and Plato's The Allegory of the CaveApplying The Allegory of the Cave to abuse and addiction today.
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Hawthorne's Garden of Eden Allegory in "Rappaccini's Daughter."In "Rappaccini's Daughter," Hawthorne has created a carefully-constructed allegory for the fall of man in the Garden of Eden, but with one significant twist: the gender roles of the two major characters, Adam and Eve, are switched. -
Harry Potter: A Strikingly Accurate Allegory of World War IIHarry Potter is a strikingly accurate allegory for World War II. Voldemort as HItler, Dumbledore as Churchill and Death Eaters as Nazis are all examined here.
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Plato's Allegory of the Cave as Spiritual CartographyPlato's allegory of imprisonment and liberation offers the spiritual seeker rich ground for modern and mystical interpretations.
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The Lord of the Flies: Golding's Use of AllegoryWilliam Golding's Lord of the Flies is one of the best allegoric works of contemporary literature.
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Literary Analysis: How is William Golding's Lord of the Flies an AllegoryIn 'Lord of the Flies' Golding explores the wide variety of ways in which humans react to pressure, transformation and stress by infusing the novel's characters and objects with figurative significance.
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A Feminist Critique of the Allegory in "The Birth-Mark" by Nathaniel HawthorneA close look at the allegorical roles in "The Birth-Mark" by Nathaniel Hawthorne with an emphasis on feminine image and chivalry. -
Opoponax Dreams - an Adventurous Allegory of the Fantastic and the OrdinaryA reflective overview of the adventure fantasy novel, Opoponax Dreams by Genieve Dawkins.
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Sexual Science, Subjectivity and National Allegory: Taking Foucault to Postwar JapanMishima Yukio's novel Confessions of a Mask employs the method of the confession in the manner described by Foucault in The History of Sexuality, Vol. 1 in conjunction with discourses making sexuality a matter of national importance and self-surveillance.
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Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin Redux: `Rise of the Planet of the Apes' Set Up as Allegory of Russian RevolutionHe may be named Caesar, but he should be named Vladimir. That orangutan should be named Trotsky. And that especially ugly ape, Koba? Let's just say that if the sequel progresses logically, he will be the only one of the three still alive.
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The Allegory of the Baseball Card:Many people have a difficult time trying to understand Economics because to some it is a dry and bland subject, however I have written this article in the hopes of trying to use a more creative edge to explain an important Economic Concept.
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An Allegory?A satirecal comment on those who think The Biblical Creation story is only meant to be interpreted allegorically. -
Allegory in Battlestar Galactica: Why New Caprica is Not IraqThe modern incarnation of Battlestar Galactica, like its somewhat campier counterpart from the late 1970s, is a dark story of how a human civilization consisting of 12 colonies is all but destroyed by a race of intelligent machines known as the Cylons. -
The Chronicles of Narnia: Myth & AllegoryC.S. Lewis & religion
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The Allegory of BeowulfAn essay discussing the epic of Beowulf.
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George Orwell's Animal Farm: This Political Sattirical AllegoryI will basically cover all of the main things and a warning to all who have not read this book: there are spoilers. -
Arthur Miller's The Crucible: An Allegory of the Communist Witch HuntThis article discusses the allegorical elements of Arthur Miller's The Crucible.
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Allegory in Moulin RougeBaz Luhrmann's 2001 film Moulin Rouge is a retelling of the classic Orpheus myth.
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Allegory & Allusion: A Cross ExaminationA psychoanalytic view at prose and human/cultural behavior.
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