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...

Apr 15, 2010 · Yo Discussion in ' New Member Introductions ' started by Wessen, Apr 15, 2010. I write prose allegory, sometimes poetry, occasionally 'normal' fiction and rarely anything that requires …

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 …

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 …

Apr 25, 2020 · This way you can justify any weird shit you write as an allegory (see: The Killing of a Scared Deer by Yorgos Lanthimos). I am sure there is some story out there about a person who …

Nov 4, 2010 · There's a lot of talk about political correctness and how negative it all is - censorship can be incredibly dangerous - but in light of films like "A Serbian Film" (which is in itself an allegory for the …

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 …

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 1, 2016 · Another 'flash' - an allegory about a raven who lives in the rafters of the world. Her name is Temple Raven. She tells the story of how she came to live there, why she remains there, and what …