Moran Lit and Comp Name: ________________________________

In an allegorical work of fiction, the story is set up to make sense on a literal level and also on a
second, abstract level. So the literal elements of the story will have corresponding abstract
meanings that combine to tell a story about ideas.

In the right hand column, identify the abstract, allegorical meanings of the literal elements in the
left hand column, and explain the reasoning behind this identification. For the last several spaces
in the table, work through the rest of chapter one, finding the literal elements, and identifying and
explaining their allegorical significance.

Literal Element in L.o.t.F Allegorical Significance & Explanation

Fair hair (7, et al.)

Scar in the jungle (7, et al.)

Creepers (7, et al.)

Spectacles (7, et al.)

Island (7, et al.)

Reef (8, et al.))

Asthma (9, et al.)

Lagoon (10, et al)

Clothes (10, et al.)

Beach pool (12, et al.)

The ability to swim (13, et al.)

The conch shell (15, et al.)