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Chapter 12 Symbolism

Chapter 12 Symbolism. Nikkie Nguyen Period 3 9/23/11. Symbolism?. Foster says that it’s not symbolism, it’s allegory when he states: “So some symbols do not have a relatively limited range of meanings, but in general a symbol can’t be reduced to standing for only one thing. (Foster 98).

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Chapter 12 Symbolism

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  1. Chapter 12 Symbolism Nikkie Nguyen Period 3 9/23/11

  2. Symbolism? • Foster says that it’s not symbolism, it’s allegory when he states: • “So some symbols do not have a relatively limited range of meanings, but in general a symbol can’t be reduced to standing for only one thing. (Foster 98). • Allegory is when objects take more than one meaning.

  3. The Pilgrim’s Progress (1678) • Main character Christian • He ventures on to Celestial city and on the way he faces many troubles in the Valley of the Shadow of Death, Vanity Fair, Slough of Despond, and the Primose Path. • 3 other characters with the names of Faithful, Evangelist, and the Giant Despair. • Foster says that their names symbolize “…their qualities, and in the case of Despair, his size as well” (Foster 98).

  4. A Passage to India (1924) • Adela is the main character in this story. • Foster says that if we wanted to figure out what a symbol might mean, we’d have to use a “…variety of tools on it: questions, experience, preexisting knowledge” (Foster 100). • For one thing Foster is sure about caves, is that it symbolizes secrets.

  5. Symbolism! • There's a problem with symbols. Many readers expect symbols to be objects and images than events or actions. • Foster says that “Action can also be symbolic” (Foster 105). ACTION!

  6. Instinct! • Foster says that readers use their instincts when they read. • Foster announces that “The more you exercise the symbolic imagination the better and quicker it works” (Dickens 107).

  7. Imagination • Imagination is important because it shows “…the act of [ones] creative intelligence engaging another” (Foster 107). • Foster tells us to listen to our instincts. • Pay attention to what you feel about the textbecause it probably means something.

  8. Great Expectations • In Great Expectations, Dickens uses a great sum of symbolism. • For an example, when “[Pip] saw the black Hulk lying out a little way from the mud of the shore, like a wicked Noah’s ark” (Dickens 39). • The prison ships symbolize scary objects.

  9. Everyday Life • Symbolism takes place in our lives everyday. • For an example, when I wake up in the morning and I take a glimpse of the sun shining in the sky, I get into relaxed state of mind. Colors can symbolize a mood. • For another example, when I look at the color blue, I think about the ocean or the sky.

  10. Work Cited Dickens, Charles. Great Expectations. New York: Bantam Dell, 1986. Print. Foster, Thomas C. How to read Literature Like a Professor. New York: Harper-Collins Publishers, Inc.,2003 Print.

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