Both Uses of
allegory
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- 'Ah, but it was symbolic,' they'll say, 'an allegory,' and the devil knows what all!†
Chpt 2 *allegory = fictional story symbolic of something real
- Besides, all that's by way of allegory in Gogol, for he's made all the names have a meaning.†
Chpt 8
Definition:
a fictional story whose characters, items, or events are symbolic to express a deeper meaning