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Can you associate the picture to the idea?a. wisdom, knowledgeb. Peacec. Courage, strengthd. Love, passione. Patriotism, freedomf. Evil, temptationg. Doctors, medicineh. Protagonist, antagonist

(good guy, bad guy)

Symbols and SymbolismYou can recognize which picture represents each concept because they are recognizable cultural symbols

Symbol= a person, place, object or activity that stands

for more than just itself

For example: fork in the road (important decision) the color red (love, anger, passion) torrential storm (an emotional upheaval)

mountain (obstacle to overcome)

Symbolism can be used to help emphasize a story’s theme, bring deeper or clearer meaning

Symbols can be people/ characters, places (such as the setting of the story), objects, or even actions

Robert Frost –The Road Not Taken TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair,And having perhaps the better claim,Because it was grassy and wanted wear;Though as for that the passing thereHad worn them really about the

same, And both that morning equally layIn leaves no step had trodden black.Oh, I kept the first for another day!

Yet knowing how way leads on to way,I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere ages and ages hence:Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference.

What could the roads symbolize , or stand for?

… Seabiscuit, An American LegendGiven what you know about symbolism, and

about the Great Depression, why do you think Seabiscuit was so important to Americans? What could his story have symbolized?