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LOST HORIZON ONLINE STUDY GUIDE
SYMBOLISM / MOTIFS / METAPHORS / IMAGERY / SYMBOLS
Other elements that are present in this novel are symbols and metaphors. Symbols
are the use of some unrelated idea to represent something else. Metaphors
are direct comparisons made between characters and ideas. There are many
symbols and metaphors used by the author such as:
1.) Karacal, the mountain, symbolizes the possibility of a perfect utopian
society where the doom of the outside world can be forgotten.
2.) Mallinson and Conway are metaphors for the outside world and Shangri-La.
One represents the frustration and the.......
KEY FACTS
Title
Lost Horizon
Author
James Hilton
Date Published
It was first published in 1933 with several later editions, the most
recent being 2004. It was the very first book to be published in paperback
form.
Meaning of the Title
Lost Horizon is a reference to a faraway paradise that can
be obtained, but is usually lost by those who need it most.
Genre
Fantasy, Adventure Novel
Setting
The setting of the story is predominately in the countries of Afghanistan
and Tibet with emphasis on the.........
.........Major Themes
The exhaustion of passions is the beginning of wisdom; a world on
the brink of destruction; imagination; Providence; and the idea that it
is certain if it is impossible.
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