Allegory is a simple story which has a symbolic and more complex level of meaning. Characters, setting, objects and colours can all stand for or represent other bigger ideas. Many fables and fairy ...
Allegory: The Theory of a Symbolic Mode
Allegory puts forward a basic theory of allegory as a symbolic ... but the seed of the present theory was a simple theoretical definition in the mode ...
The Stranger Things Actor Playing Vecna Knew His Secrets From The Start
Vecna's origin story is the best-kept secret in all of Stranger Things." Named after the Dungeons & Dragons character, Vecna is a frightening, imposing figure that harbors a shocking secret identity — ...
The World-Making Aesthetic of Hong Sangsoo
While he has long been seen as an apolitical filmmaker, his work is anything but. The auteur’s films engage with the dreams and contradictions of Korea like no other.
Archetype and Allegory in the "Dream of the Red Chamber"
Beyond the simple recognition of this fact,... The following three chapters will consist of a direct examination of one specifictopos:the garden or earthly paradise, as an example of the structure and ...
Obi’s mass movement and the rekindling of youths’ reawakening
By Chuks Ucheagu A CHILLING anecdote purportedly written by Chingiz Aitmatov and attributed to the former Soviet leader Josef Stalin tells how it is easy ...
A gold tracker that can hedge against uncertainty
Last week, a man in Thailand robbed a gold shop to cover his bitcoin losses. In terms of financial allegories, it’s hard to beat, as it follows years of talk of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies ...
Crises and Faith and Filmmaking
#related#The crucifixion postures and Christian allegories flying around in Assassin ... Inept Ron Howard made it easy to hate the abuse of religious faith in The DaVinci Code but Kurzel shows ...
DC’s Galaxy: The Prettiest Star Is Beautiful, Smart Trans Allegory
By using a simple reversal of roles, Galaxy is a completely different trans allegory and one which is far more accurate to the trans experience than similar stories. RELATED: Trans Disney Family ...
Sedition trial opens in Hong Kong for group held over kids’ books
The trial of five Hong Kong speech therapists who were arrested last July on sedition charges for writing a series of children’s books about the 2019 pro-democracy mass protests and other hot-button ...
