Questions for 3/31 Read20

Read Chapter 12 in How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas Foster

Key Details

What are two or three ways Foster says we might understand the cave?
According to Foster, what is the reader’s role in understanding symbols? 

Vocabulary

After reading this chapter, how would you define allegory?  symbol?

Connections and Inferences

Foster says that actions can also be symbolic.  What might be a symbolic action from Invisible Man?

 Point and Purpose

What are multiple was one could interpret the symbol you chose?  How does thinking about this aspect of the story symbolically impact our understanding of the story?  Be specific.