9.20 English 4

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Allegory and Symbolism

By Nakiya Beaman

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Multiple Select

Read the following analysis for the movie Encanto on why it is an allegory:

The big conflict of the movie is between Mirabel and Abuela, although you might say everyone in the family is in conflict with Abuela. Abuela represents the baby Boomer generation - hard working & sees value through work/contributions, but also prefers to ignore problems rather than confront them. Also, she's still the one in charge and makes the rules.

The parents are Gen X. They grew up in a single parent household like a lot of Gen X/latchkey kids. They recognize the problems in the current system but feel powerless to change them, so they tend to be pragmatic, work with what they've got, and DIY a workaround.

The grandkids represent the end of the millennial generation and the beginning of Gen Z. They're more willing to challenge the status quo, place more value on work conditions and mental health of the workers, etc.

In one sense, Encanto is a story about family dysfunction, but a lot of it feels like it mirrors the current struggle to improve the lives of the working class - raising the minimum wage, paid family leave, things like that. Abuela blaming everything on Mirabel is reflective of how all these dying industries were blamed on millennials. Telling Mirabel to stop trying to fix the magic is like how alternative solutions to fix the economy/environment/etc. get dismissed as "impractical" or would only make things worse.

Most of the work of fixing things is put on Mirabel/millennials, but it also requires her/them to understand the other generations, and it requires the older generation to be flexible and to allow the younger generation help steer the ship.

According to the text, What makes this story an allegory? Choose all that apply.

• The characters are symbols of trauma in families

• The characters are symbols of their generation.

• The characters actions symbolize the relationships that generations have with each other especially in families

• The characters represent political figures and their interactions with the public

• This week, you'll read ch. 3 - 4

• You'll learn more about allegories - you know this piece is supposed to be SATIRICAL (A social commentary). Think about how the pieces of the text (so far) are working together to create a social commentary. (Symbols + symbols working together = allegory)

• You'll be using Sparknotes + eNotes for reasons other than plagiarism!

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