Year of Wonders symbolism help!

[Donutseatnut]

Hey guys!
So, I'm progressing in my essay writing, and my text response SAC on Year of Wonders is edging ever closer. And, my essay writing certainly has been improving; my teacher says that my structure is good, it's just that I need to delve deeper in my discussions.
So, I've been researching the metalanguage in YoW, but I've really been struggling.
I've got some things understood (I guess it is all subjective, due to our own interpretations), such as Anteros, the apples and the mine. But, I'm struggling to find other examples.
If anyone could assist in this respect, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

[brenden]

Some things for you to ponder over:

Wide Green Prison (in fact a lot of the chapter titles are pretty interesting)
Faith, the daughter of Aphra
Psalms 88 (from memory).. I believe it is the Psalm given when Mompellion doesn't take the sermon, but the other guy does instead. It's pretty much the only mournful Psalm in the book. Research this Psalm in a context outside of Year of Wonders and then see what you come up with in relation to the book
Occurrences in nature. Often very detailed, why? Eg. Dragonfly eating some other insect after Tom and Anna help birth the lamb.

Also, download the YoW notes from this site.

[Donutseatnut]

Thank you very much Brendinkles, that helped me a substantial amount!
I can't believe that Faith was such a blatantly obvious metaphor.
I thank you again! 

[brenden]

You're welcome. I flipped my shit in class when I realised "faith". Totally threw off my teacher's lesson plan with random discussion lol

[academicbulimia]

I flipped my shit in class when I realised "faith". Totally threw off my teacher's lesson plan with random discussion lol

Hahah yeah I did the same thing, it was like the glass just shattered one day. The teacher even said she never realised it until i told her, bear in mind she's been teaching YOW for years. Haha

Some other symbols I found were:
Fire- used in the text as a cleansing rite. See that  ‘The
Great Burning’ immediately precedes the ‘Deliverance’ from evil (the plague). Fire is also
recognised as symbolising new life (rebirth)/new hope
Anys' dress-made by George Viccars is a bright red. Because, although Anys grew up in a Puritan town she was defiant and wild like a fire, which like fire can't be tamed by the villagers. Red also symbolizes blood and death.

There's heaps others Nature is definitely a big one it reflects a  lot that is going on in the book.

[Donutseatnut]

Thank you too, academicbulimia (literal 'lol' at your name)!
I guess there are some widely accepted imagery and symbolism, but like I said, I guess it's up to our own interpretation of the novel. Not being the strongest english student, and really being thrust into analyzing the metalanguage starting this year, it's quite a big step for me.
But, thank you muchly (lol english) again!

[academicbulimia]

Thank you too, academicbulimia (literal 'lol' at your name)!

Haha

I guess there are some widely accepted imagery and symbolism, but like I said, I guess it's up to our own interpretation of the novel. Not being the strongest english student, and really being thrust into analyzing the metalanguage starting this year, it's quite a big step for me.
But, thank you muchly (lol english) again!

Yeah that is true, but don't worry English is a rewarding subject when it comes to handwork-with it you will improve.  And you've got the whole year to wrap your head around this crap (lol showing off my lovely English vocab there)

[jeanweasley]

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