Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust

What is the title?

• Terrible Things

• Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust

• An Allegory of the Holocaust

The illustrator is Stephen Gammell, but what does an illustrator do?

• draws pictures

• writes the story

• determines the point of view

What is an Allegory?

• a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one

• a story that is very difficult to believe : a greatly exaggerated story

• a story from the early history of a people that explains a natural or social event involving supernatural beings

In an allegory, people, places, and events are used as symbols. What can the clearing in the woods stand for?

• America

• Russia

• Germany

• Japan

Why does the author use a foreword at the front of a story?

• To provide the reader insight into what the story is going to be about

• To make sure they reach their word limit

What is the setting of the story?

• Little Rabbits house

• a clearing in the forest

• The Frogs and Fishes Pond

The rabbits and porcupines shared the shade beneath the trees and the frogs and fish shared the cool brown waters of the forest pond. What does the shade symbolizes?

• protection

• anger

• hurt

"the cool brown waters of the forest pond." What figurative language example is this?

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

Why do you think the Terrible Things take away the animals one group at a time?

• It is less obvious.

• It is more efficient.

• It doesn’t give the animals the opportunity to unite and fight back.

• All of the above

In an allegory, people, places, and events are used as symbols. What can the the different animals stand for?

• other countries in WWII

• the groups of people targeted by Nazis

• the soldiers fighting against the Nazis