Water/Fish
Secular Symbols
Light/Fire
Man's Death
Other
100
Represents burial of old life and start of new life as a follower of Jesus Christ.
What is baptism?
100
This shows that the danger of a post-apocalyptic world is universal and could happen to anyone.
What is the purpose of the ambiguity of the father and son?
100
Represents hope and life.
What is fire/light?
100
"A vast low swale where ferns and hydrangeas and wild orchids lived on in ashen effigies" (276).
What is the man surrounded by when he dies?
100
Represents evil
What is the symbolization of snake?
200
Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior-symbol for Jesus Christ and his followers
What is Ichthys?
200
This parallels the setting within the book.
What is the punctuation and style of the book?
200
This character is a Christ-figure.
What is the boy?
200
Love, strength, beauty
What is the symbolization of orchids?
200
Describes divine powers used to crate life and vegetation
What is salliter?
300
The father wants his son to continue being pure and cleansed, so he lets his son play in the water.
What is the reason for the father allowing his son to swim/play in water when it is cold outside?
300
This represents the want for normalcy and innocence.
What is the boy that the son sees?
300
This character is associated with darkness often.
What is the man?
300
Gratefulness for one's understanding
What is the symbolization of hydrangeas?
300
The titan in Greek mythology who stole fire and gave it to mankind.
What is Prometheus?
400
Water sustains life and gives the father and son a chance at survival.
What is the reason for the father and son to travel towards the ocean?
400
The fake name given by the old man.
What is Ely?
400
These two things both give and take away (one gives warmth and spirit, but can also destroy.)
What is the similarity between God and fire?
400
Shelter and love
What is the symbolization for ferns?
400
The snake-god in Roman mythology that represents chaos.
What is Apopis?
500
Hope for a new and better life; Ernest Hemingway
What is the trout a symbol for and who was another author that used it?
500
Referred to as the wife's lover.
What is Death?
500
This becomes their equivalent of a religion because the world has no foundation or morals.
What is the man teaching the son to carry the fire?
500
Represents new beginnings
What is the symbolization of ash?
500
Means God has left mankind, but the good people are still fighting.
What is "There is no God but we are his prophets."
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