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| 14704360014 | Every Trip is a Quest (Except When it's Not) | every trip that someone goes on, no matter how insignificant it may seem, probably has a purpose or deeper meaning | 0 | |
| 14704362886 | 5 elements of a quest | 1. a quester 2. a place to go 3. a stated reason to go there 4. challenges and trials en route 5. a real reason to go there | 1 | |
| 14704363739 | examples of a quest | Chamber of Secrets, Shrek, Into the Woods | 2 | |
| 14704367423 | Nice to Eat with You: Act of Communion | this chapter focuses on the significance of dining or drinking together in literature | 3 | |
| 14704372026 | examples of acts of communion | reconciliation of Tom and Daisy over fried chicken, dinner at the end of a Christmas Carol | 4 | |
| 14704373324 | Nice to Eat You: Act of Vampires | vampires are not always literal vampires, but are instead characters that use exploitation or grow in strength by wearing someone else (social commentary) | 5 | |
| 14704377764 | examples of "vampires" in literature | the Basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets, the hair in Tangled | 6 | |
| 14704382946 | Now, Where Have I Seen Her Before? | there is no such thing as an original thought in literature, pretty much everything has been done before in some way, shape, or form | 7 | |
| 14704385742 | why does it matter that there is no original thought in literature? | it promotes intertextuality through references to other literature or history by using parodies and allusions; it also invokes feelings from the other text as well | 8 | |
| 14704389290 | When in Doubt, It's from Shakespeare | pretty much anything you have read can be traced back to Shakespeare in some way; authors use him to build upon a "sacred" text and also use it to lend credibility to their writing | 9 | |
| 14704396912 | examples of Shakespeare in modern literature | 1. Lion King - Hamlet 2. West Side Story- Romeo and Juliet 3. Kiss Me Kate - Taming of the Shrew | 10 | |
| 14704404661 | ...Or the Bible | similar to Shakespeare, the Bible is deeply connected to our cultural psyche; everyone could connect to the Bible in Europe when this literature was written writing in concordance with the Bible allows the text to resonate on a spiritual or timeless level | 11 | |
| 14704410490 | examples of using the Bible in literature | 1. Creation 2. Noah' Ark 3. Crucifixion 4. Resurrection 5. Revelation and many many more | 12 | |
| 14704413798 | Hanseldee and Greteldum | authors utilize childhood stories and fairytales as a baseline for their stories and change a few elements to make it more new, adding depth, texture, and irony to their stories | 13 | |
| 14704418971 | examples of fairytales in modern literature | Into the Woods | 14 | |
| 14704506737 | It's More Than Just Rain or Snow | weather has the potential for many thematic or symbolic interpretations rain: clean, fertility, growth, sadness rainbow: hope, promise fog: confusion, anxiety snow: pretty much anything | 15 | |
| 14704511485 | examples of weather in literature | rain in the Notebook: romance, new beginnings rain at the end of the Lion King: melancholy, cleansing | 16 | |
| 14704518906 | Never Stand Next to the Hero | this chapter explains the purpose of secondary characters; sometimes these characters get killed to move the plot along or provide motivation | 17 | |
| 14704522629 | examples of standing next to the hero | 1. The Hunger Games- Rue 2. Top Gun- Goose | 18 | |
| 14704523850 | Does He Mean That? | sometimes the reader is left wondering if the author really meant for that item, character, or event to hold significance, or if its just a coincidence the fact of the matter is that all writers are smart and well read and they take TONS of time to write a text- they most likely meant to | 19 | |
| 14704535348 | Concerning Violence | important to remember that the characters in literature are NOT real people, the author is writing for a reason and it matters when characters die authors kill off characters for plot advancement or plot development | 20 | |
| 14704540355 | Is That a Symbol? | until proven otherwise, EVERYTHING is a symbol | 21 | |
| 14704542212 | difference between allegory and symbol | allegory: one meaning (Animal Farm) symbol: range of interpretations | 22 | |
| 14704546635 | It's All Political | almost all literature deals with the reality at the time the literature is set in, therefore it is very likely that political commentary may be woven into the story | 23 | |
| 14704552773 | Yes, She's a Christ Figure, Too | not all texts have Christian undertones, but a lot of British and American books often do these characters may possess characteristics of Christ, such as holiness, or purity, and these may elevate a character | 24 | |
| 14718671684 | examples of christ figures | Hopper in Stranger Things | 25 | |
| 14718675281 | Flights of Fancy | flight is freedom and escape from one's burdens | 26 | |
| 14718678024 | examples of flight in literature | 1. scenes of flying away from war in The Things They Carried 2. If You're a Bird, I'm a Bird | 27 | |
| 14718691146 | It's All About Sex | everything in a text can describe sexual imagery because straight up describing sex is just boring any scene where sex is coded is most likely to emphasize a statement | 28 | |
| 14718698593 | ...Except Sex | it's more common to see sex scenes in more mature novels | 29 | |
| 14718704833 | examples of sex in literature to send a message | Lolita: told from the POV of a pedophile who is having a sexual relationship with a 12 year old. she sees it as abuse, while he sees it as something truly romantic. the author wrote to make a commentary about repeated abuse | 30 | |
| 14718716410 | If She Comes Up, It's Baptism | a character must go through some kind of rebirth where their lives alter dramatically the character's submersion should include some element of choice and they must be willing to undergo a change | 31 | |
| 14718722477 | examples of "baptism" | 1. Cheryl "drowing" in Sweet Water River in Riverdale 2. Andy at the end of Shawshank Redemption | 32 | |
| 14718727317 | Geography Matters... | geography can emphasize psychology, attitude, finance, or industry; after all, geography makes up the atmosphere of a work | 33 | |
| 14718732805 | examples of geography significance | 1. Huckleberry Finn 2. Heaven and Hell in our short story 3. Great Gatsby | 34 | |
| 14718739021 | Going South... | going south in literature is so that things can run amok | 35 | |
| 14718740721 | examples of going south | 1. Breaking Bad in New Mexico 2. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in the deep South | 36 | |
| 14718744913 | ...So Does Season | there are symbolic, understood meanings for each season | 37 | |
| 14718748771 | examples of season's meanings | spring: birth, rebirth, innocence, youth summer: contentment, passion, adulthood winter: barrenness, old age, death fall: harvest, aging, completion, fatigue | 38 | |
| 14718755668 | One Story (Interlude) | all stories intersect and echo one another; everything has been used in some capacity or another this adds layers and appreciation to what we are reading | 39 | |
| 14718767458 | Marked for Greatness | if you have a physical or mental imperfection, it's probably symbolic | 40 | |
| 14718771756 | examples of marks of greatness | 1. Harry Potter's Scar 2. Inigo Montoya's Face Slashes 3. Tris's Divergency | 41 | |
| 14718776943 | He's Blind for a Reason You Know | when a character is blind, the character most likely plays a thematic or symbolic role, as the author wants to emphasize other levels of sight | 42 | |
| 14718782465 | examples of blind characters | 1. blind prophet in Oedipus 2. young girl in All the Light We Cannot See 3. Issac in the Fault in Our Stars | 43 | |
| 14718788442 | It's Never Just Heart Disease...And Rarely Just Illness | if a character has heart disease, it is used symbolically to show real problems with the heart, such as loneliness, dishonesty, cowardice, etc. if a character has tuberculosis, this can also demonstrate something that is "consuming" a character. tuberculosis is often called the "romantic disease" because there are "beautiful" physical conditions | 44 | |
| 14718805553 | Don't Read with Your Eyes | stories often reflect the time period and culture they were written in, so it is important to read through the lens of someone at that time. some elements may become out of date and be a distraction for the reader | 45 | |
| 14718814173 | It's My Symbol and I'll Cry if I Want To | not every writer follows the trends of symbols, so there must be examples and proof in the text to back up random symbols as long as you find the proof, a symbol can be whatever you want | 46 | |
| 14718826410 | Is He Serious? And Other Ironies | irony trumps everything and it is ALWAYS the intended interpretation | 47 |
