CIRCLE MAP Why is it important to analyze

CIRCLE MAP Why is it important to analyze symbols? Brainstorm (object, animal, event, person, place) mask long hair fire in LOTF England ship symbols assemblies boar beast conch Jack Piggy spectacles

TREE MAP: SYMBOLIC LEVELS: Piggy • literal: -belittled -overweight • allegorical: -intellectual -parent figure -civilization -isolated 2 3 4 5 • literal: • allegorical: The ___ can be viewed/seen/interpreted by most people as a symbol of ___ because___. On a literal level, he/it is simply a ___. However, on an allegorical level, he is meant to represent ___.

TREE MAP: Piggy • literal: -belittled -overweight • allegorical: -intellectual -parent figure -civilization -isolated SYMBOLIC LEVELS: Piggy can be interpreted by most people as a symbol of obesity because it’s his epithet that Ralph was not supposed to share and his corpulence makes people misjudge his abilities. On a literal level, he is simply an overweight boy. However, on an allegorical level, he is meant to represent the outsiders, the castaways in society that all too often go overlooked, yet have much value.

TREE MAP: SYMBOLIC LEVELS: mask fire spectacles Jack conch • literal: • literal: • allegorical: • allegorical: The ___ can be viewed/seen//interpreted by most people as a symbol of ___ because___. On a literal level, he/it is simply a ___. However, on an allegorical level, it/she is meant to represent ___.