This definition is not her own but from Michael Hollington a scholar interpreting Dickens’ “Adorno and The Old Curiosity Shop” as an allegory. Therefore, not only does she provide her definition of an allegory but informs the reader that the concept of allegory in Dickens’ works is a familiar one. She adheres to this definition throughout her article, particularly through a close reading of parallel characters. Through her discussion of Chancery, characters of high status, and persisting iniquity, Stuchebrukhov succeeds in proving allegory is not about what is present, but what is absent. She adheres to this definition throughout her close reading for the text and only diverts from it in order to discuss Bleak House’s similarity to other famous allegories, as the former requires Dickens’ definition and the latter requires a comparative
This definition is not her own but from Michael Hollington a scholar interpreting Dickens’ “Adorno and The Old Curiosity Shop” as an allegory. Therefore, not only does she provide her definition of an allegory but informs the reader that the concept of allegory in Dickens’ works is a familiar one. She adheres to this definition throughout her article, particularly through a close reading of parallel characters. Through her discussion of Chancery, characters of high status, and persisting iniquity, Stuchebrukhov succeeds in proving allegory is not about what is present, but what is absent. She adheres to this definition throughout her close reading for the text and only diverts from it in order to discuss Bleak House’s similarity to other famous allegories, as the former requires Dickens’ definition and the latter requires a comparative