A political allegory is when a book or a work of art, tells one story but actually is using that story as a metaphor to hide a political meaning underneath. A political allegory could be found in fiction, drama, paintings, films and music. The dictionary states that an allegory is a story, poem, or picture which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one, it is derived from the Latin and Greek word ‘Allegoria’ “meaning ‘veiled language’ or ‘figurative.’ This means that the meaning is not literal, but is implied” .
For something to have a political allegory, it has to represent a historical event in any way possible, even a fictional character that parallels with a real character is defined as an allegory. …show more content…
This book represents a real historical event, but symbolizes much more than this. The crucible was published in the year 1953 when the Second World War ended and communism in the world was at its maximum. The United States government was getting concerned that this communism was infiltrating their country. Due to this, a senate called Joseph McCarthy started a “witch hunt” which in the modern days meant the persecution of religious or political dissidents, people who have views which are different from the majority and may be considered as a threat to the community. In this case, the “witches” were the communists. This 1950s “witch hunt” was the real political allegory that Arthur miller was trying to show. He uses a real witch hunt to compare with a metaphorical one. The Salem witch hunts were an unfair way to judge different groups of people, a popular trend that also occurs in modern days. These two historical events have many similarities; for example, unsupported accusations; people encouraged to denounce their friends and acquaintances, and the spiral of fear and …show more content…
Jones was supposed to be the Bolshevik revolution of 1917 and then when the farmer tries to regain control the author is describing the Western powers to destroy the Bolsheviks in 1918. Then the rise of the pigs (Napoleon, Squealer, and Snowball) represents Joseph Stalin’s dictatorship in the USSR, with Napoleon as the main comparison. George Orwell wanted to write this novel to show this revolution in a way that anyone can read and understand it; he writes in such a simple manner that the book almost seems for children, and the fact that he personifies these tyrant characters in farm animals is completely
For something to have a political allegory, it has to represent a historical event in any way possible, even a fictional character that parallels with a real character is defined as an allegory. …show more content…
This book represents a real historical event, but symbolizes much more than this. The crucible was published in the year 1953 when the Second World War ended and communism in the world was at its maximum. The United States government was getting concerned that this communism was infiltrating their country. Due to this, a senate called Joseph McCarthy started a “witch hunt” which in the modern days meant the persecution of religious or political dissidents, people who have views which are different from the majority and may be considered as a threat to the community. In this case, the “witches” were the communists. This 1950s “witch hunt” was the real political allegory that Arthur miller was trying to show. He uses a real witch hunt to compare with a metaphorical one. The Salem witch hunts were an unfair way to judge different groups of people, a popular trend that also occurs in modern days. These two historical events have many similarities; for example, unsupported accusations; people encouraged to denounce their friends and acquaintances, and the spiral of fear and …show more content…
Jones was supposed to be the Bolshevik revolution of 1917 and then when the farmer tries to regain control the author is describing the Western powers to destroy the Bolsheviks in 1918. Then the rise of the pigs (Napoleon, Squealer, and Snowball) represents Joseph Stalin’s dictatorship in the USSR, with Napoleon as the main comparison. George Orwell wanted to write this novel to show this revolution in a way that anyone can read and understand it; he writes in such a simple manner that the book almost seems for children, and the fact that he personifies these tyrant characters in farm animals is completely