Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Lion In a Zoo by Dillion David-Malave


An Allegory is a story that is told using symbolic characters that represent real life situations.  Examples include the books like Animal Farm an allegory about the Russian Bolshevik revolution, comic book characters like Wolverine representing soldiers with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and movies like The Matrix that features many Biblical and religious references.  Below is an allegory written by one of your peers. 
After reading the short story decide what situation this allegory represents and who you think the Lion and the bars are. 


I am a Lion in a zoo.  The bars mock me everyday knowing that I can't come part them.  These bars believe they can contain me.  They don't realize I can think for my-self.  If I get set free I believe I will be something great.
I feel I am here for their entertainment.  They don't take me seriously.  These bars hold me back.  They don't understand that I am still a lion.
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39 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 7, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    johnathan avila

    I think that the lion is sad that the bars are being mean to him and takeing all the food.the lion is a boy the bars is a bully

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  2. AnonymousJune 7, 2011 at 1:11 PM

    Michelle Chan

    I think that the Lion symoblizes people and that the bars symbolizes whatever hardships in life that may come your way. And I think this represents jail.

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  3. AnonymousJune 7, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    Syvia Purce
    i this the lion is a person and the bars are people who are being mean and teasing him i think this because dillon says the bars keeep people from treating him seriously and that the bars are keeping him and others from seeing himself as he really is ;a lion

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  4. AnonymousJune 7, 2011 at 2:19 PM

    Xolani Roberts
    i believe the lion represents a person and the bars represent any person or situation that can get in the way of the lion's potential while forgetting all that the lion is capable of.

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  5. gabby salvadorJune 7, 2011 at 3:01 PM

    Gabby Salvador
    after reading this article i thunk that the lion can be anyone. the bars are the problems they have in life, that is trying to keep them back and not letting them move on.

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  8. AnonymousJune 7, 2011 at 7:24 PM

    John Palen
    The allegory represents anyone going through difficulties. The lion represents a person that is trying succeed in life. The bar represents people or objects that are trying to cause problems or hold them back.

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  9. Kaycie WillardJune 9, 2011 at 3:46 AM

    After a long hard time,... I believe that the bars are something in life that holds the lion back from being his true self. The lion is just a person behind the bars.

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  10. WendyJune 9, 2011 at 12:04 PM

    From reading this short story i can probably say its talking about anyone who feels trapped and they describe it as if there were bars to keep them back.Anyone should be able to have freedom and people should be allow to understand their feeling.

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  11. Lexy NolascoJune 9, 2011 at 12:59 PM

    I think that the bars are the trainers of where ever the lion is, because the lion wishes it could be set free and the only one who can free the lion are the owners.

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  12. Mary WesterJune 10, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    Mary Wester

    I think the lion represents anyone who feels trapped or is having problems and hardships in their life. They can't be themselves and show who they really are. There is something causing the problems or something that is holding them back, which is what the bars represent.

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  13. This Guy LekeJune 11, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    Leke Ajenifuja
    I think that the allegory is someone getting held back and not given freedom or respect from their elders. Like a child feels when their parents dont give them freedom or feels like their holding them back from doing things just because they want to.

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  14. AnonymousJune 11, 2011 at 9:36 AM

    Brittany Jones

    I think the situation that this allegory represents is about when people don't get the respect they deserve or want they need because some people aren't taking them seriously while laughing and teasing them. For example, a person might feel the same as this situation because he/she's friends might joke around with them about something serious going on with that person.

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  15. Kimberly:]June 11, 2011 at 4:28 PM

    After reading this i think the lion are people that are being held back by someone or something like the bars but they haven't realized that the lion (person) can n will get out in time.

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  16. AnonymousJune 11, 2011 at 8:35 PM

    I think the lion represent the author and the bars represent the author's parents who won't let the author go out and explore the world and accomplish his dreams.
    Phuong Tran

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  17. GisellGonzalez:]June 11, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    From This I Think that A lion at the zoo feels trapped and feels like he doesnt deserve that and that animals need freedom also. But he is also (the author) refering to his life feeling trapped like he cant escape and needs freedom.

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  18. AnonymousJune 11, 2011 at 8:47 PM

    Michelle Montoya
    I think the Lion is a person and the bars are Problems that the person is having at the moment. And things that the person is going through.

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  19. DejaJune 11, 2011 at 8:48 PM

    I think the lion represents someone being held back from their true potential. And the bars represent the thing, person or obstacle that is holding the person back.

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  20. fresh2death1997June 11, 2011 at 8:54 PM

    First of all, Big ups to Dillon :)
    And the lion is like a person who is being held back from their full potential.

    Nash Persaud

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  21. AnonymousJune 12, 2011 at 9:29 AM

    I think the Lion is a person that is held back by people and wants to be free so it can explore the world. The bars are the people holding back the Lion.
    -Nicole Jackson

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  22. RavendraJune 12, 2011 at 11:55 AM

    Ravendra Nand

    I think the lion is someone who did a bad mistake and he wanted to come out and change his life. The bars are like police. Tha lion's one mistake is holding him back alot.

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  23. nickkeppJune 12, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    I think that the bars are some kind of larger more powerful person than the lion I think that the lion is a little kid who is being pushed around by the bars. He wants to speak for himself but is scared of what might happen if he does

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  24. RebunnyJune 12, 2011 at 7:12 PM

    I think that the lion is a kid in a school and the bars are the teachers. None of the teachers think that the kid is smart or able to do anything by themself, but they can.Wow. Dillon wrote that? really?
    REBECCA BAILEY

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  25. AnonymousJune 12, 2011 at 8:04 PM

    Vidhi Patel

    I think the Lion is a person being held back by there full potential. The bars represent the obstacle the person has to overcome.

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  26. William GarrettJune 12, 2011 at 8:09 PM

    I think the lion is a person who can conqure anything but every one treats him like a joke and the bars are the negative things blocking him and he has to get through it and people still dont realize what he can do

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  27. katherine eJune 13, 2011 at 12:59 PM

    Katherine Ecortez

    ---The lion might be representing a person who has a problem but doesnt know how to face it .
    the lion is behind bars and is thinking why he is there and why he cant get out and when we have problems like that we dont know how to face them

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  28. MikaelaJune 13, 2011 at 3:11 PM

    I think the Lion represents people and the bars represents a point in life where you are stuck or having a hard time.
    -Mikaela Dunwell

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  29. Eduardo Martinez (edmartalva)June 13, 2011 at 5:25 PM

    Eduardo Martinez

    The situation represented in this allegory is someone that isn't very comfortable with how he/she is feeling. The lion represents those who have a hard time fitting in or being taken seriously. The bars represent all of society such as friends and the media.

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  30. Antonio TylerJune 13, 2011 at 6:40 PM

    I think that the lion is the person that is trying to do right and create a name for them selfs and the bars r the haters out there waiting til u mess up

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  31. AnonymousJune 14, 2011 at 1:57 PM

    the lion is a person not being able to be at his limit. the bars are the people that is holding the people back

    -Daniel Moreno

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  32. AnonymousJune 16, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    krunal patel
    The lion is a person and he hurt so many peoples and the barsare polish keep the person in jale.

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