BRIAR
ROSEIntertextuality
& Allegory
Intertextuality: The idea that all texts are linked and we understand them better if we know the links.
Why do we use this intertextuality?Reference to another text creates another
layer of meaningMakes it more challenging and interesting
to the responder Creates an ‘experience' for the responder
Allegory: an extended metaphor whereby the responder is exposed to another story or interpretation within a narrative on a much deeper level.
Why do we use allegory?Often makes difficult subjects easier to
understandEnables the writer/storyteller to entertain
while he/she teaches moral lessons or acceptable behaviour
SLEEPING BEAUTY GEMMA’S EXPERIENCEBriar Rose Gemma
The bad fairy
The curse of death
Other sleepers in the castle
Previous princes who braved the thorns
The castle they slept in for a hundred years
Thorny briary hedge
Sleeping mist
Tin latticed tower room
Prince plunging his hands into the thorns
Beauty being kissed awake
The baby girl she has
Living happily ever after
Fill in Gemma’s experience for each specific part of the sleeping beauty story.
SLEEPING BEAUTY GEMMA’S EXPERIENCEBriar Rose Gemma
The bad fairy The Nazis and the SS
The curse of death The Holocaust and WWII
Other sleepers in the castle The other prisoners at the camp
Previous princes who braved the thorns Heroes who gave their lives during the war
The castle they slept in for a hundred years
The death camp that is in a ruined castle
Thorny briary hedge Barbed wire around the camp
Sleeping mist Exhaust gas which killed the prisoners
Tin latticed tower room The tin latticed vans the prisoners died in
Prince plunging his hands into the thorns Aron jumping into the mass grave
Beauty being kissed awake Josef Potoki who brought Gemma back to life
The baby girl she has Eve Berlin, Becca’s mother
Living happily ever after Gemma’s long life with her family
QUESTIONQUESTION Why do you think Yolen uses allegory
to illustrate Gemma’s experience of the Holocaust?