These ideas are inspired by How To Read Literature Like A Professor.
I am going to try and cover a different tool each day.
VI. Biblical references
gardens
serpents
plagues
floods
rainbows
parting waters
loaves and fishes
fish of all kind
forty days, seven days, three days
betrayal
denial
slavery and escape
fatted calves
milk and honey
miraculous healing
baptisms
While many movies and stories are pulled directly from the Bible, many just use symbols, places, or events to refer you back to the Bible for a deeper understanding. Also, the Bible is so integrated in our cultural awareness that many authors use it subconsciously. The movie Big Fish, really surprised me with how many Biblical references it used. The Matrix is also another movie is full of Biblical references from beginning to end. One of my older students surprised me with the author Chuck Palahniuk. Chuck is dealing with some very twisted characters and Biblical themes. It makes for an interesting, if disturbing, experience.
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