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I agree, when we see characters solving their problems, it inspires us to do the same, instead of just letting them happen

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I agree with you because the things that are the hardest to discuss are often things you have to learn yourself through experiences. You will never truly understand until you figure it our for yourself.

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While communion represents the coming together and bonding of groups or families and the relationships between the people in that group. What would the meaning be if they mean itself was bad for example in "A Griswald Christmas" the aunt over cooks and dries out the turkey. Or perhaps the characters don't have food, what would be the meaning behind that?

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(I'm so sorry for this but this example was too good to pass up) In Homestuck, the character Terezi is blind but is also obsessed with justice. Even then, she ends up being biased desipite being a literal representation of blind justice

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One example of a character being blind is in the film "Don't Breathe." One of the characters is literally blind, however he is figuratively blind as well, since he is blind to the reality his daughter died.

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the numerous symbolism and metaphors in a story make the reader focus to much on their interpreations instead of focusing on the authors purpose of the novel

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While people do have belief systems, which would account for a common understanding of the same thing, there are still people who's views differ.

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They depict a lot of problems, such as how chains can symbolize racism or how how animal farm criticizes facism

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When we read flaws we become embarrased because we do that too and we want the character to fix it to know that we can too.

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In Great Expectations, the main character Pip is blinded by his emotions when he believes Estella likes him back and he kind of loses his personality and humility and starts treating others badly which ends up making him feel really regretful in the end.

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In the novel Fahrenheit 451, people are unable to read book or any past literature. The government has censored everything that may lead to personal belief and thought. Their opportunities have been limited

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Literary works incorporate human flaws to show how far we have gone as a society and also how little we have progressed. There are still many problems in society and authors include these flaws to show how prevalent they are and to further intensify a plot.

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All media is inspired but it's up to the artist, author, person, etc. to make it different and their own. Like when I take photos, I want to show people an angle that they haven't viewed my subject on before.

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Nothing will be 100% original, it depends on how readers interpret the sense of originality. Gaining inspiration from someone and adding their own personal sense of originality seems original to me, but is could not to other readers.

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I think the biggest problem authors portray through symbols are flaws/conflicts of the world.

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While interpreting symbols incorrectly can come off as a problem, the differing interpretation of symbols can bring other aspects of a form of media to light, which is equally as important as the creator's real message

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I think almost all terrible characteristics that monsters have ultimately stem from human flaws and human nature

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I have to disagree because the human race has been developing for a very long time and several people have lived and developed a belief system. The only way to develop a belief system is to be inspired by another person. Throughout time ideas are carried and exchanged.

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All stories are generally the same so that's why authors always think of ways to change up the characters weather it be the change of their personal life, their environment, etc. and there's endless possibilities of what kind of life a person has.

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What people write about is based on people's problems and are usually based on their environment.

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Every thing we picture in our minds are things we have seen before. Like in dreams, everything we see there is something we've actually seen in real life whether it be subconscious or not.

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There's no thing on this planet that can be said 100% has no similarity with another concept, even fingerprints are classified into types.

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In Sui Ishida's anime Tokyo Ghoul the main character Kaneki Ken is tortured for being half ghoul half human. During the torture Kaneki is blinded with a cloth rag by his torturer, a ghoul named Jason. Towards the end of the torture Kaneki accepts that he is a ghoul and the blindfold falls off. After accepting he is a ghoul he gains the strength to fight and defeat Jason.

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I think that most things portrayed through symbols are normally the things that are the hardest to discuss. In the chapter about the monsters, the author talked about how the monsters normally symbolized taboo ideas. I think that can connect to a lot of other symbols too.

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I believe the most challenging idea to portray through symbolism is the concept of human character and development. People are so complex that it would take several layers to fully develop an idea.

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What are examples of people being physically and or mentally/emotionally blind to what is around them, their opportunities, or other aspects of their environment?

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I think the ideas Foster has proposed fit for all types of media, literature, films, etc., since films contain similarities to literature in terms of plot, characters, and meanings

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Going of in the inner circle, monsters can represent or symbolize ourselves and our inner demons. Also for example how we may feel bad on the inside, but the monster displays those feelings on the outside

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What do you think is the biggest problem/idea that authors portray through symbols and their literature?

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I think that there are so many stories that follow these archetypes that we kind of know the plot..the guy saves the girl ...the bad guy gets defeated...but that's why authors use what we think we know against us.

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I do not think literature can ever be original because everyone is inspired by someone else, and will take ideas and get inspiration from other people, consciously or not

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I think even though authors take inspiration from other works of literature, there is still a sense of originality. Everybody has their own interpretations too, so it could be similar ideas, but readers will take away different things.

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The chapter that had a surprising interpretation to me was "Nice to Eat With You: Acts of Communion" because I always thought a meal scene in a book was just a meal. I never interpreted it as a communion where people come together to share something or a scene where the author was trying to signify conflict or tensions, but reflecting on past books I have read, it makes sense.

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Recently, I got cast in Footloose and I started learning about the musical from then on. I felt like it was rather ironic that the main character of the show moved across the states and had to make a new life for himself just as I had to do when I moved here. He also breaks rules and stands up to his elders to save the things he loves. Therefore, I relate to Ren quite a lot.

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Art is definitely original. No two paintings are ever alike. I guess they have inspiration from people before them, but think of the different styles of painting, such as impressionist. When they were first created they were original

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Artists get their inspiration from other people's art but the way it's interpreted is for every individual person

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Yes, I think all media is inspired but not just by other works, so it can still be original. Some artists may get their inspiration from nature, etc

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i think thats apart of being able to write stories because they need ideas so they take the flaws of the human race and write stories to allow kids to dream of being super hero or and adventure.

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I do not think any form of art is actually original. I think any thoughts that come nto our heads are just reflections of our universe and our roles in it

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I don' t think we have our own 100% original thought as our thoughts come from inspiration from out environment. However the way we arrange those inspirations are original to us.

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I think even if we have an original thought someone else will have already have that thought so its not truly original.

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I think that no matter how many things we make, there will always be *some* originality, even if there's not much.

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I think even if storys have the same "one story " heroes journey theme, there can still be lots of variety because the plot can change too. In the future new hardships can emerge that we do not face today 

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I think even if storys have the same "one story " heroes journey theme, there can still be lots of variety because the plot can change too. In the future new hardships can emerge that we do not face today 

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LIAM GRAF

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I think that no story is going to be exactly original but not story is exactly the same. There is a sense of originality flowed into stories that the author became inspired from

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yes because they need to get their ideas from somewhere.

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I think authors need ideas, like human flaws or conflicts in the world, in their novels in order for us readers to be able to relate to the novel and make us want to keep on reading it.

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Do you guys think that all media is inspired and not original? For example, is art ever original?

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Yes, but the book was a quest for the reader so the reader grew and understood knew things that may have been missed in the the first chapters.

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If every story is apart of one big story, is there a way for authors to "break the rules" and go against the common archetypes of a story?

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I think we get our thoughts from our environment because we're constantly thinking about how to handle situations and everything we think is based off of something else that we've experienced or seen

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Do you think that eventually we will have no originality because we have so many stories connected to this one story?

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Do we actually have an original thought, or do we only draw inspiration from our environment?

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A lot of his chapters do work for other literature. for example his chapter on being blind can be physical or mental. And, in the movie, "Scent of a Woman" which is about a blind man. Who is mentally and physically blind.

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What character in the books that you've read can you relate to the most?

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You can have an original thought about your specific story because while people may be going through a very similar situation it is not the same as your story

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Do the chapters talked about in Foster's book fit better for literature or does it also work for films and other artistic mediums in which a story is told?

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Dinner/eating scenes can symbolize a sense of community between characters. Or it can show tension between characters

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I think that most stories are not original because the author had to have ideas from another book to be able to write theirs.

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NM

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I mean kinda but Foster's work is really insightful so it's understandable if we didn't notice it until now

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How can the geography shape societies views on a place or social values ?

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Its symbolic for every reader

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I believe that everything is made to relate to each other. Whether it be vampires,or religion, or diseases, they all connect. It s important to realize this in all chapter of this book, and that books are made for realization of this.

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Including human flaw in stories helps us relate to the story itself, whether it be through a character, or through a certain event that happens due to that flaw.

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An allegory would be a straightforward representation. Symbol requires different interpretations from different people from different backgrounds.

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Why can a symbol only be considered a symbol if it has multiple meanings that each differ with the reader?

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How should we analyze stories as individuals? What are stories to us?

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when hidden meanings are integrated into novels, i believe it adds depth and forces us to imagine. For those who overanalyze,  it may take away the effect of the literary work, but it creates an interesting layer of curiosity from the reader

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Foster's stories help add depth to relatively simplistic children's stories. Common associations help to construct a guide for children on how to live their life

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People create similar stories across the continent since all stories root from one story. Stories follow a life cycle, to help the novel relate to the readers. Therefore, no matter where the story is created, they will all follow the same, relatable basis.

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I always try to interpret what the weather stands for in a novel, and seeing this practice in the book made me realize more meanings to certain weather that i hadn't thought of before

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I think that not only monsters but people too can be used as a symbol for human taboo like monsters are

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I think a common accomplishment that could be interpreted non-literally is the idea of victory. When we think about winning, we literally think about winning a competition or a race. However, winning could also be seen as losing. If you lost, but your goal was accomplished, then really you won in the end.

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I feel that all children stories are written in a way to teach children and intrigue them as well.

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What was a chapter that had a surprising interpretation of an aspect of literature?

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Which chapter explains an idea that you believe you practice and how can you develop this using what Foster tells us?

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Although our cultures are different, we still all experience the same obstacles. Some people experience much more severe conflicts, however, we are able to create common stories because the nature of our experiences and struggles is universal.

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How come across different continents, people still create common stories?

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Self-learning is important to a story because it shows how characters grow. As humans, we all grow on a daily basis and it makes the characters relatable. We can associate ourselves with these characters that adds depth to the storage. If it protagonist does not grow, what do they really accomplish?

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The geography matter chapter truly points out how geography can set the entire tone for a story, and give the reader hints as to what type of story it is, as well as what is going to happen.

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While reading Foster's novel, a lot of the ideas were familiar because we learned them last year and in prior years. However some things I had never considered before and him acknowledging them made the ideas more obvious.

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Self-learning is integral to a quest, because the point of quest novels is for the reader to learn something for themselves. If the character does not learn anything about themselves, there is no change or growth.

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answering josh's question on which ch was the most important

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Symbols such as monsters or aliens can be interpreted non-literally. For example in the Disney movie Home is about an alien and while watching it I noticed that they were a reference to our society and how we judge others before getting to know them.

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The relationship of characters can affect the character´s quest or journey. For example, if a hero has an enemy, the enemy will try to ruin the quest for the character and change the whole story, like in Hercules. He was working on becoming a god, when he got interrupted from Hades, who was trying to take him down.

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Why is self-learning so integral to a quest, and why the story not be a quest without the protagonist learning about themself?

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how a character treat others can offer a glimpse into their personality and give us a descriptor that can't be found in just speach alone

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While reading the novel, I defiantly felt as if I should have known or realized some things before. For example, the act of communion is an extremely boring subject, but authors use it to express feelings or points of view.

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the interlude, One Story captivated me and peaked my interest as i read through Foster’s words. Learning that every piece of writing, film, poem, and literary work originated from one story made me realize that with every book i’ve read, ive always felt a sense of resonance when i found something i read about in a past novel. Yet, i never realized this intertextuality until i read the chapter in Foner’s novel.

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Geography has heavy symbolism that can relate to people, borders, societal norms, etc. The chapter itself just allows the reader to have a greater understanding of that magnitude of that symblism

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Having a human flaw allows room for realization and growth for a character. Flaws are needed in not only life but literature to allow a character or human to grow and develop new flaws to then grow from those. In the end, flaws are all about growth.

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The relationship between characters is crucial to the progression of most novels. For example, in novels relating to the "Never Stand Next to the Hero" chapter, the hero's best friend is almost always at risk of being killed off.

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The Lion King is reflective of Shakespeare's Hamlet, with the royal father being murdered by the evil uncle in the attempt to take his control. (a vague summary)

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What common symbols can be interpreted non-literally, as with vampirism and non-vampires?

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A novel that specifically influenced me is Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. I view this novel as a typical coming of age story represented by seasons. Furthermore, the plot is fairly simple but revolves around symbols that reflect the main themes. The importance of symbols in conveying the author's message also helps develop the characters and their maturing process. When I read, I always reflect back on this novel.