Reading ScheduleAvoid Reading ahead, at first.
Finish each chapter before the class •Chapter 1: read before Mon Mar 3 •Chapter 2: read before Wed Mar 5 •Chapter 3: read before Thurs Mar 6 •Chapter 4, 5, 6: read before Mon Mar 17 •Chapter 7: read before Wed Mar 19 •Chapter 8: read before Thurs Mar 20 •Chapter 9: read before Fri Mar 21 •Chapter 10: read before Mon Mar 24 •Chapter 11: read before Tues Mar 25 •Chapter 12: read before Wed Mar 26 |
Literal vs. Figurative in LOTF
We are reading LOTF with an eye to the figurative elements of the book. We can read literature on 2 levels: the literal and figurative. Literal refers to the concrete world of actual events, people, places, etc. Figurative refers to the abstract world of ideas. Literal aspects of the book can be analyzed to reveal figurative elements of the book. To that end, we will be focusing on allegory and symbols.
Our goal in analyzing allegories and symbols is to determine the answers to 2 questions:
1) The question of representation - What is being represented through this allegory / symbol?
2) The question of comment - What is the author saying about this representation?
Allegory: a story in which characters and/or plot events represent other ideas or people (ex: the characters and plot lines from Glee). The character or plot line is allegorical.
We will be following 2 out of the 4 boys in our notes to determine their allegorical significance.
What idea does each boy represent? Chart each boy's STRENGTHS and WEAKNESSES in order to make a case for the ideas represented by Piggy, Ralph, Simon, Jack.
Symbol: a concrete object that represents more than one other things/ideas. Think of a prism: the object goes through the prism and a variety of related ideas shine out in the rainbow.
Choose 2 symbols to keep track of throughout the novel. Divide a page each into 4 and answer the following questions (with citation). There will be some overlap.
a) How does the author describe the object? (found in the book; specific to this one object; focus on imagery)
b) What are the qualities of the symbol? (can be found outside the book; common aspects to all versions of the object)
c) How do the characters interact with the object? (focus on differences between characters; interaction can be passive and active)
d) What does the object do? (to characters and/or by characters)
Our goal in analyzing allegories and symbols is to determine the answers to 2 questions:
1) The question of representation - What is being represented through this allegory / symbol?
2) The question of comment - What is the author saying about this representation?
Allegory: a story in which characters and/or plot events represent other ideas or people (ex: the characters and plot lines from Glee). The character or plot line is allegorical.
We will be following 2 out of the 4 boys in our notes to determine their allegorical significance.
What idea does each boy represent? Chart each boy's STRENGTHS and WEAKNESSES in order to make a case for the ideas represented by Piggy, Ralph, Simon, Jack.
Symbol: a concrete object that represents more than one other things/ideas. Think of a prism: the object goes through the prism and a variety of related ideas shine out in the rainbow.
Choose 2 symbols to keep track of throughout the novel. Divide a page each into 4 and answer the following questions (with citation). There will be some overlap.
a) How does the author describe the object? (found in the book; specific to this one object; focus on imagery)
b) What are the qualities of the symbol? (can be found outside the book; common aspects to all versions of the object)
c) How do the characters interact with the object? (focus on differences between characters; interaction can be passive and active)
d) What does the object do? (to characters and/or by characters)
Lord of the Flies, by William Golding
Lord of the Flies is a novel written by William Golding and published in 1954. The novel tells the story of a plane of British boys crashing onto an island and finding ways to survive.