Disclaimer before we start: I know S.D. Smith "[views the Green Ember series] not as a propagandistic allegory, still less a religious tract[.]" I also know that he just made up this story on the fly for his children based on rabbits in their backyard, so we really can't read too much into this. This is just my overly-analytical weaver Isa acting up. (Who's Isa? She's an affectionate nickname for my internal monologue.) Also, no allegories are perfect. Were we to take King Jupiter to represent the Father, for example, we'd also need to remember King Jupiter's death, and the Father didn't die. Saying so would run contrary to Christianity and make me a blasphemer. Please do not point out holes in this theory, as I'm really trying my hardest to be accurate while drawing parallels. Again, S.D. Smith likely didn't intend on making this an allegory, so he couldn't make everything line up.

Anyway, to begin. If we are taking this story as an allegory, maybe not a "propagandistic" one, but an allegory nonetheless, we can start by saying that the Mended Wood is symbolic of the goal of heaven. (Granted, this isn't a perfect allegory, as were you to consider that the fall of the Great Wood is symbolic of the Fall, you would need to remember that Natalia was broken beforehand. It might be more in tune with the allegory to consider the consumption of True Blue as being analogous to Creation and considering Firstfoe analogous to the Fall.) Smalls, being the littlest among his siblings, may have been "the stone that the builders rejected" (think of it, little people do tend to be bullied because they look easy pickings). This treatment did not come from his father, though, who bestowed the Green Ember on him, making him "the cornerstone." (I know Flint and Fay would probably be the "gods" in the story, but ignoring this, let's proceed). He "died" (not really, but for the sake of the allegory, let's proceed) and "rose again" (also not really, seeing as he was never really dead, but for the allegory's sake, let's proceed). It's also worth noting that when everyone thinks he died, he did so while going to the slave camps trying to save Picket's family. He died to save those who were suffering, just as Jesus did. Upon rising again, he fought for the Mending, which we have already established as the goal of heaven.

I'm not really going to elaborate on fine details, so comment with more ways to expand this fan theory, and I'll try weaving it in. Also, I know Smalls is somewhat pessimistic and is content with Picket's anger at him and is et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. Please don't try pointing out ways the allegory doesn't fit; I worked hard on this and feel it does fit. No allegories are perfect, and this probably wasn't meant to be one, anyway. Sorry for all this explaining; I tend to dislike the fans who are "what about this and what about that?" Granted, there hopefully aren't many here, but I still feel the need to explain. I'm the kind of writer who writes too much out of fear she'll write too little. Thank you for your patience and time!