GradeSaver, 14 March 2018 Web.The main part of this novel that stood out to me was that it was set in Congo so I knew that diversity would be very very prominent within the book. Next Section Irony Previous Section Symbols, Allegory and Motifs How To Cite in MLA Format Magdalena, Micola.

Will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback. You can help us out by revising, improving and updatingĪfter you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. Kolya’s gesture can be seen here as a metaphor, implying Kolya’s humanity and his ability to feel compassion for another human being. Kolya offers the young boy the food he has, a grand gesture considering how hard it was to find food in the city. Lev and Kolya remain emotionless when faced with danger and death but when they find the small boy with the chicken, they begin to feel compassion for him. This comparison shows that the subject they chose to discuss was something exciting for everyone in the room, something that could bring everyone satisfaction of the subject was discussed from the proper perspective and in the proper way. When Lev sees Kolya and Sonya talk, he compares their conversation with foreplay.

In a way, the war made everyone be constipated from an emotional point of view and they all feel as if they will never be normal again, feeling fear and compassion for someone they knew and for someone who died. The constipation can be however also seen as a metaphor for a lack of emotional response. Kolya mentions time and time again his lack of bowel movement and it becomes something that characterizes him. The comparison has the purpose here of highlighting the idea that Russia transformed into a place where the characters once considered as being myths became reality. Just after escaping from the giant and his cannibalistic wife, Lev compares them with Baba Yaga, a fantastic character in the Russian folklore, a woman who snatches children during the night. Only a few families had access to such luxury as eggs. The eggs thus become here a metaphor for wealth. The colonel, even though he had money and a position of power, he could not secure a couple of eggs for his daughter. The colonel sent Lev and the other soldiers to search for eggs so his daughter could have a real weeding with a real cake. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.

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