Importance Of Parables In Entertainment

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Regardless of the genre, writers craft is often deeply deeply influenced by parables. In life people are exposed to many choices. Robert Frost summed choices thus, Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Some of those differences may come with the company we meet as expressed by Ralph Waldo Emerson, “In my walks, every man I meet is my superior in some way, and in that I learn from him.” Regardless of the media or literature genre, parallel themes can be found within the subtext which are related to parables. Matthew (13:10-11 ESV) said, “And the disciples came and said to Him, ‘Why do You speak to them in parables? He answered and said to them, ‘Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.” Close reading techniques and complex life experiences can be used to decipher and interpret difficult parables. Parables are Jesus’ way to help people improve their understanding of abstract concepts. Parables heavily influence our literature and entertainment. However, learners must be cautious as they learn from parables. They preclude their bias from their interpretations in order that Christians learn from …show more content…

Snodgrass (2012) suggested that God and Jesus shared the same Kingdom and that God will keep His promises to the righteous people. In the movie, there is always the threat of fire which must be contained by firemen who fight fire from the air, while there are others who are on earth and spotters in the fire and flight tower who both pilots and firemen have faith in to guide them. Pete, however, trusted no one but himself although he was performing acts of grace which could only have been achieved through God’s

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