Thomas C. Foster in, “How to Read Literature like a Professor,” discusses the difference between symbols and allegories. Foster explains that when it comes to symbols, “the thing referred to is likely not reducible to a single statement but will more probably involve a range of possible meanings and interpretations” (Foster 105). Symbols often have a plethora of deducible meanings depending on the context the author provides and the reader’s interpretation. Snow, for example, can represent death, purity, death, and many more themes depending on the story and the reader. Allegories differ by having, “one mission to accomplish-convey a certain message” (Foster 105), and, “if there is ambiguity or a lack of clarity regarding that one-to-one correspondence between the emblem-the figurative construct- and the thing it represents, then the allegory fails” (Foster 105). An allegory only portrays one message or one theme that should be easily realized by the reader. This device does not allow for the reader to incorporate their own feelings into the meaning. The two devices also differ in that an allegory could be used because an author, “is desperate for [readers] to get the point, not a point” (Foster 105), while symbols are used to force a book to be, “a network of meanings and significations that permits a nearly limitless range of possible interpretations” (Foster 106). Allegories are simple and allow the author to insure that readers will receive that one specific meaning they were going for. Symbols are complex and require a reader to analyze and study the work and combine that with what they already know to find one of the possible meanings that speaks to them. Foster explains the difference between allegories and symbols to farther educated readers in the best way to read.
1) Great comparison but it contains citation errors. Citations go at the ends of sentences. Revisit some of your earlier posts to see my comments. You need to correct a few. You have two citation errors in this posts. Please correct.
Thomas C. Foster in, “How to Read Literature like a Professor,” discusses the difference between symbols and allegories. Foster explains that when it comes to symbols, “the thing referred to is likely not reducible to a single statement but will more probably involve a range of possible meanings and interpretations” (Foster 105). Symbols often have a plethora of deducible meanings depending on the context the author provides and the reader’s interpretation. Snow, for example, can represent death, purity, death, and many more themes depending on the story and the reader. Allegories differ by having, “one mission to accomplish-convey a certain message,” and, “if there is ambiguity or a lack of clarity regarding that one-to-one correspondence between the emblem-the figurative construct- and the thing it represents, then the allegory fails” (Foster 105). An allegory only portrays one message or one theme that should be easily realized by the reader. This device does not allow for the reader to incorporate their own feelings into the meaning. The two devices also differ in that an allegory could be used because an author, “is desperate for [readers] to get the point, not a point,” while symbols are used to force a book to be, “a network of meanings and significations that permits a nearly limitless range of possible interpretations” (Foster 105, 106). Allegories are simple and allow the author to insure that readers will receive that one specific meaning they were going for. Symbols are complex and require a reader to analyze and study the work and combine that with what they already know to find one of the possible meanings that speaks to them. Foster explains the difference between allegories and symbols to farther educated readers in the best way to read.
In “How to Read Literature Like a Professor,” Thomas Foster goes into detail about the differences between symbolism and allegory. Foster explains that both convey meaning to readers, however, “in general a symbol can’t be reduced to standing for only one thing. If they can, it’s not symbolism, it’s allegory” (Foster 105). Different places, objects, or people in books can have different meanings for different readers; this relates to symbolism. When a certain singular meaning is intended to be portrayed by said object, it no longer becomes symbolism, it is intended allegory. Foster explains how allegory works by having things “stand for other things on a one-for-one basis” (Foster 105). Foster uses John Bunyan’s allegory The Pilgrim’s Promise (this blog site won’t let me italicize) as an example, with characters such as Faithful, Evangelist, and the main character Christian. These are allegories as each character clearly is meant to represent their name and the characteristics of their name’s real meaning. Foster states that “each person will emphasize various elements to differing degrees, and those differences will cause certain features of the text to become more or less pronounced” (Foster 110). He gives us this statement in explaining how subjective each person’s reading is, depending on their prior knowledge and education. Symbolism aims to allow each person interpret a symbol individually how they see fit, while allegory is designed to bring a across one clear, definite explanation. Symbolism and allegory are both important as they both contribute to a more powerful depth and meaning within a work.
Thomas C. Foster in "How to Read Literature Like a Professor" discusses the difference between symbolism and allegory. He describes how many people expect a symbol to have one meaning but most have more than one take away "at least for you" (Foster 104). Foster informs readers that what they think a symbol means is probably correct because symbols can have multiple meanings. He said "some symbols do have a relatively limited range of meanings, but in general a symbol can't be reduced to standing for only one thing" and "if they can, it's not symbolism, it's allegory" (Foster 105). This is where Foster draws the line between symbolism and allegory. Foster differentiates the two by saying allegories only have one meaning. He says that "allegories only have one mission to accomplish-convey a certain message" (Foster 105). Foster explains that the only thing for an allegory to do is to make a message clear. He displays that although both create a message, allegory makes a meaning clear and symbolism can have multiple meanings.
Thomas C. Foster in, “How to Read Literature like a Professor,” discusses the difference between symbols and allegories. Foster explains that when it comes to symbols, “the thing referred to is likely not reducible to a single statement but will more probably involve a range of possible meanings and interpretations” (Foster 105). Symbols often have a plethora of deducible meanings depending on the context the author provides and the reader’s interpretation. Snow, for example, can represent death, purity, death, and many more themes depending on the story and the reader. Allegories differ by having, “one mission to accomplish-convey a certain message” (Foster 105), and, “if there is ambiguity or a lack of clarity regarding that one-to-one correspondence between the emblem-the figurative construct- and the thing it represents, then the allegory fails” (Foster 105). An allegory only portrays one message or one theme that should be easily realized by the reader. This device does not allow for the reader to incorporate their own feelings into the meaning. The two devices also differ in that an allegory could be used because an author, “is desperate for [readers] to get the point, not a point” (Foster 105), while symbols are used to force a book to be, “a network of meanings and significations that permits a nearly limitless range of possible interpretations” (Foster 106). Allegories are simple and allow the author to insure that readers will receive that one specific meaning they were going for. Symbols are complex and require a reader to analyze and study the work and combine that with what they already know to find one of the possible meanings that speaks to them. Foster explains the difference between allegories and symbols to farther educated readers in the best way to read.
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1) Great comparison but it contains citation errors. Citations go at the ends of sentences. Revisit some of your earlier posts to see my comments. You need to correct a few. You have two citation errors in this posts. Please correct.
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ReplyDeleteThomas C. Foster in "How to Read Literature Like a Professor" discusses the difference between symbolism and allegory. He describes how many people expect a symbol to have one meaning but most have more than one take away "at least for you" (Foster 104). Foster informs readers that what they think a symbol means is probably correct because symbols can have multiple meanings. He said "some symbols do have a relatively limited range of meanings, but in general a symbol can't be reduced to standing for only one thing" and "if they can, it's not symbolism, it's allegory" (Foster 105). This is where Foster draws the line between symbolism and allegory. Foster differentiates the two by saying allegories only have one meaning. He says that "allegories only have one mission to accomplish-convey a certain message" (Foster 105). Foster explains that the only thing for an allegory to do is to make a message clear. He displays that although both create a message, allegory makes a meaning clear and symbolism can have multiple meanings.
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