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Bookmark or Share- Conceit vs Allegory - Creative Writing ForumsAllegory is where a story is symbolizing a particular event in real life. For example, Tolkien was often stressed that people considered the Lord of the Rings as one big allegory for World War II. He preferred applicability, the ability of a work to have different meanings to different readers and various times.
- how to (and how not to) write a "solving a puzzle" momentThis is the IDEAL place for an allegory. In a novel I just finished, I had to basically explain what market share is in the business world, and why the villain in my novel acted as he did. Its a complex topic, yet I explained the concept easily between my main character, and his love interest in one line of realistic dialog via the use of an ...
- Horror: A study on Cliver Barker part 7, In the Hills, the Cities.Welcome to part 7 on Clive Barker's work. Today we will be looking at story # 6 in Books of Blood: In the Hills, the Cities. This story is a personal favorite of mine, and often when I critique people on story structure, I reference this short...
- Israel/Palestine - Creative Writing ForumsI think if you want your story to be an allegory for Israel / Palestine specifically you would need to include its formation. There are so many conflicts worldwide, especially if we're looking over a couple of centuries, based on land and religion disputes I'm not sure it would be clear which countries you were alluding to otherwise.
- Allegorical characters - Creative Writing ForumsHorseback riding scenes, pool scenes (note I am giving examples that significantly affect your plot). Once the first draft is done you can come back and do better character analysis, and figure out how to flesh out your symbolism within the confines of your written story. This way, it's real people first, allegory second.
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