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Definition of Allegory
An allegory is a work that conveys a hidden meaning—usually moral, spiritual, or political—through the use of symbolic characters and events. The story of "The Tortoise and The Hare" is... read full definition
An allegory is a work that conveys a hidden meaning—usually moral, spiritual, or political—through the use of symbolic characters and events. The story of "The... read full definition
An allegory is a work that conveys a hidden meaning—usually moral, spiritual, or political—through the use of symbolic characters and... read full definition
Book 1, Part 3
Explanation and Analysis—The Willow Tree:
In the following excerpt from Book 1, Part 3, the Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohaim proposes a strange set of theoretical circumstances as an allegory for Paul's mind.
The willow submits to the wind and prospers until one day it is many willows—a wall against the wind. That is the willow's purpose.
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