Allegory

A character, object or event that represents an abstract idea as part of a wider moral meaning. Ignorance and Want are allegorical children representing failures in society.

A narrative in which characters or events represent wider ideas. Ignorance and Want make the consequences of social neglect visible as children.

A character, event or narrative that represents an abstract idea as well as having a literal role in a story. Ignorance and Want give human forms to lack of education and material deprivation.

A narrative in which characters, objects or events also represent wider ideas, creating another level of meaning.

A representation in which characters or events embody abstract ideas and convey a wider moral or social meaning.

A story, character or image that represents broader ideas as well as having a literal role in the narrative.

A narrative whose characters, events and relationships carry a sustained symbolic meaning, often representing political or moral ideas.

A narrative in which characters and events also represent ideas, people or events beyond the literal story. Animal Farm uses a farm rebellion to explore revolution and political power.

A story in which characters and events also represent ideas or historical people and events. In Animal Farm, the animals’ revolution and its aftermath represent aspects of the Russian Revolution and Soviet history.

A story in which characters and events also represent people, events or ideas beyond the literal narrative. In Animal Farm, Napoleon’s struggle with Snowball parallels Stalin’s defeat of Trotsky.

A narrative in which characters and events also represent people, events or ideas beyond the story. In Animal Farm, Napoleon’s rule parallels Stalin’s dictatorship.

A story in which characters and events also represent political, historical or moral ideas. In Animal Farm, Napoleon's rule represents Stalin's dictatorship.

A story in which characters and events also represent a wider set of ideas or historical people and events. Napoleon represents Joseph Stalin in Orwell’s political allegory.

A story in which characters and events also represent ideas, people or events beyond the story itself. Snowball’s career parallels aspects of Leon Trotsky’s.

A story in which characters and events also represent ideas, people or events beyond the literal narrative. Old Major combines aspects of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin.

A story in which characters and events also represent political, historical or moral ideas. In Animal Farm, Boxer's exploitation represents the betrayal of working people.

A story in which characters and events also represent wider political, historical or moral ideas.

A narrative in which characters, places and events also represent people, ideas or events beyond the story itself. In Animal Farm, Jones represents Tsar Nicholas II.

A story whose characters and events also represent political, historical or moral ideas.

A narrative in which characters and events also represent ideas, people or events beyond the literal story.

A story in which characters and events also represent political, historical or moral ideas. In Animal Farm, the Rebellion parallels the Russian Revolution.

A narrative in which characters and events also represent ideas or historical people and developments. Animal Farm connects the animals’ revolution and the pigs’ rule to the Russian Revolution and Stalinism.

A narrative in which characters and events also represent people, events or ideas beyond the literal story.

A narrative in which characters, places and events carry a connected symbolic meaning beyond the literal story.

A narrative in which characters and events also represent wider political, historical or moral ideas.

A narrative in which characters and events also represent wider ideas, people or political situations.

A narrative that can be read as representing another situation or set of ideas beyond its literal events.

A narrative in which characters and events also represent ideas, people or events outside the story. In Animal Farm, the animals’ revolution and its aftermath parallel Russian revolutionary history.

A story whose characters and events represent another set of people, events or ideas. In Animal Farm, Napoleon’s rule represents Stalin’s dictatorship.

A narrative in which characters and events represent another set of people, ideas or historical events. In Animal Farm, the pigs’ rise to power represents the corruption of the Russian Revolution.

A story in which characters and events also represent people, events or ideas beyond the literal narrative. Napoleon represents Joseph Stalin.

A story in which characters and events also represent people, events or ideas beyond the literal narrative. In Animal Farm, Snowball’s career parallels that of Leon Trotsky.

A story in which characters and events also represent political, historical or moral ideas. In Animal Farm, the animals’ revolution and the pigs’ rule parallel the Russian Revolution and Stalin’s Soviet Union.

An extended story in which characters and events also represent ideas, people or events beyond the literal narrative. In Animal Farm, the animals’ revolution and its betrayal parallel Russian revolutionary history.

A narrative in which characters and events also represent ideas, groups or historical developments. In Animal Farm, Boxer's story represents the exploitation of loyal workers.

A narrative in which characters and events also represent political, historical or moral ideas. Animal Farm connects its animal story to the Russian Revolution and the corruption of its ideals.

A story in which characters and events also represent ideas, people or events beyond the literal narrative. In Animal Farm, the farm’s history parallels the Russian Revolution and the development of the Soviet Union.

A narrative whose characters and events also represent ideas, people or events beyond the story itself.

A story in which characters and events also represent people, events or ideas beyond the literal narrative.

A narrative whose characters and events also represent ideas or historical people and events. Animal Farm represents the Russian Revolution and its betrayal.

A narrative in which characters and events also represent ideas or historical people and events. Animal Farm represents the Russian Revolution and the development of Stalinist rule.

A story whose characters and events also represent political or historical people, ideas and events.

A story whose characters and events also represent political, historical or moral ideas.

A narrative in which characters and events also represent ideas or historical people and events.

A narrative in which characters or events represent wider ideas; Ignorance and Want, for example, represent social problems through the figures of children.

A narrative in which characters and events carry a wider moral or symbolic meaning alongside their literal role in the story.

A story in which characters and events also represent wider moral or social ideas.

A story or episode in which characters and events represent wider moral or social ideas. Ignorance and Want make society’s failures visible as children.

A representation in which characters or events carry a wider symbolic meaning, as Ignorance and Want embody social problems.

A story or representation in which characters and events also express wider ideas; Ignorance and Want embody lack of knowledge and material deprivation.

A story whose characters and events can represent a further religious, moral or political meaning.

A narrative in which characters and events also represent political, historical or moral ideas.

A story in which characters and events also represent ideas, people or events beyond the literal narrative. Animal Farm uses a farm revolution to explore political revolution and dictatorship.

A narrative in which characters and events also represent wider political, historical or moral ideas.

A story in which characters and events represent wider political, historical or moral ideas. Animal Farm uses a farm rebellion to explore the Russian Revolution and the corruption of its ideals.

A story in which characters and events also represent political, historical or moral ideas.

A narrative in which characters and events also represent wider ideas or historical people and events. In Animal Farm, Snowball represents aspects of Leon Trotsky.

A story whose characters and events also represent wider ideas, people or historical events.

A story in which characters and events also represent ideas, people or events beyond the literal narrative. Old Major combines features of Marx and Lenin in the political allegory of Animal Farm.

A narrative in which characters and events also represent wider ideas or historical people and events.

A narrative in which characters and events also represent wider political, social or moral ideas.

A narrative in which characters and events also represent political, historical or moral ideas beyond their literal meaning.

A story whose characters and events also represent wider political, historical or moral ideas.

A narrative whose characters and events also represent wider political, historical or moral ideas.

A story in which characters and events also represent ideas or situations beyond its literal plot.

A narrative whose characters and events also represent ideas, people or events beyond the story itself.

A story in which characters and events also represent political, historical or moral ideas. In Animal Farm, Napoleon’s rule represents Stalin’s dictatorship.

A narrative whose characters, places and events also represent another set of people, ideas or events. Animal Farm represents the Russian Revolution and the development of the Soviet regime.

A narrative in which characters and events also represent wider ideas, such as competing moral principles or social groups.

A story that can also be read as representing a wider moral, social or political situation.

A narrative or representation in which characters and events embody wider ideas. Dickens’s children Ignorance and Want represent lack of education and material deprivation.

A representation in which characters or events stand for wider ideas. Ignorance and Want are children who represent failures of education and material deprivation.

A story or episode whose characters and events represent wider moral or social ideas, as the encounter with Ignorance and Want represents society’s neglect of vulnerable children.

A story or representation in which characters and events convey a wider moral or abstract meaning.

A story or episode in which characters and events also represent broader moral, social or political ideas.

A narrative or scene whose characters and events also represent wider ideas. Ignorance and Want create an allegory of society's neglect.

A representation in which characters or events express wider ideas. Ignorance and Want embody lack of education and material deprivation.

Writing in which characters, objects or events represent wider ideas as well as having a literal role in the story.

A narrative that uses characters and events to express ideas beyond their literal role in the story. The Spirits’ visits can be read as an allegory of moral education.

A story, character or episode that carries a wider moral or social meaning beyond its literal events.

A story in which characters and events also represent wider moral, religious or social ideas.

A story or representation in which characters and events convey a wider moral or social meaning.

A representation in which characters, objects or events embody wider ideas. Ignorance and Want represent lack of education and material deprivation in A Christmas Carol.

A narrative in which characters or events represent broader ideas as well as having a literal role in the story.

A story in which characters or events also represent wider ideas; Scrooge’s supernatural journey can be read as a moral lesson about responsibility and change.