By: Lora Ivanova

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How classical books have affected our history...

• By Lora Ivanova

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Introduction What determines a book a classic?
Most think it's the age of the book, but
that's not always the case. One thing is for
sure. Symbolism and theme are definitely
important factors!
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Quote A Short History of Nearly Everything
takes readers on a wonderful historic journey of
science during the 19th and 20th century. Books
go way back to 13.5 billion years ago when our
universe formed, forward to 5.5 billion years ago
when our planet Earth formed, then on to the
present through the eyes of physicists,
mathematicians, biologists, geologists,
geneticists... and all in a language that even
the most unscientific can understand and enjoy.
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Symbolism

• In some classics, color is often used to
  represent or symbolize someones feelings.

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For example different colors on flowers are used
to represent various emotions.
Red Love and respect
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White Innocence, Secrecy
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Light Pink Grace, Joy
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Dark Pink Thankfulness
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Lavender Enchantment
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Yellow Friendship, Joy
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Orange Fascination
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Pale Peach Modesty
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Coral Destiny
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Next... theme really affects to determine if a
book is a classic.
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• How are books composed of, you ask? Why by
  themes of course! In any classic, there are at
  least three different themes.

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• Themes are a topic of discourse or discussion, a
  subject of artistic representation, an implicit
  or recurrent idea.

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• Most of the time, a classical book will you make
  you think you relate to it in real life.

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Here is a list of topics authors build themes
around

• Revenge
• Love
• Vengeance
• Passion

• Wealth
• Class
• Madness
• Competition between families

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• Some people say books are classics when they look
  at the age and how yellowed the pages are. But
  ask yourself this.

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• Does the book have symbolism?

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• Does it have more than one theme that gets you so
  hooked so hooked, that you dont want to put it
  down?

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• If you answered yes, then you probably have
  yourself a real classic.

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• I hope that this presentation taught you
  something about being able to determine what a
  classic is.

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• So in a way classics really have shaped our
  history by providing us with more imagination,
  and helping us remember events that happened in
  the past.

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Bibliography

• Floral Classics
• Themes
• Classic Notes
• Definition of theme

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Quiz questions

• What does red symbolize with flowers?
• List some topics authors use for themes.
• What is the definition of theme in your own
  words?
• What are two main things that determine a
  classic?
• What is symbolism?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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Quiz Answers

• Love and respect
• Revenge, love, passion, madness, etc
• Themes are a topic of discourse or discussion, a
  subject of artistic representation, an implicit
  or recurrent idea.
• Symbolism and theme
• The practice of representing things by means of
  symbols or of attributing symbolic meanings or
  significance to objects, events, or relationships.