Nov 12, 2013 · Is there a way of using allegory and not making it obvious. The novel is set in 1906, so everything seems very literal and straightforward, however all of the characters and the plot are …

Jul 19, 2015 · Hello, I am writing a fairly insightful novel, which follows a Pan Am captain around the world in the sixties. It is an allegory-riddled work of...

May 8, 2017 · A study of the Monster: It is often suggested that monsters in horror stories be an allegory for something, and Rawhead Rex is no exception. Rawhead Rex is meant to be an Allegory for …

May 12, 2012 · That's just two examples, but this happens all the time. But why do people risk killing hundreds of people just to save one of their loved ones? Are people in general that stupid? …

Nov 17, 2017 · To answer your question, learn what Allegory is and how to use it (namely in crafting yourself a magic system.) To be frank, I -and I imagine I'm not the only one- Magic systems are …

Oct 23, 2020 · It kind of makes me think of Pierre Boule did with Monkey Planet/Planet of the Apes, which he used as an allegory for class struggle - commenting on a society that was tiered into …

Dec 11, 2022 · So he continued to face cancellation and shaming for the rest of his life, as truth-tellers often do. There's a relevant story about Socrates, called Plato's Allegory of the Cave, about that. If …

Aug 8, 2022 · Click to expand... You got a point there. A fair number of my ancestors blew out of that part of the world under pressure from Cromwell. Hmm. It might be interesting to write a story about a …

Feb 16, 2017 · So I agree your novel doesn't have to be the allegory that Lewis's was, but I would argue to include values that go a step further than "be good for your fellow man", because this, at least, is …

Jul 24, 2018 · Speculative elements make good allegory, since you set the parameters. For example, the issue of Mage rights in the Dragon Age series is a freedom vs. security allegory at its core. Magic …