The Dispossessed

by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Dispossessed: Allegory 1 key example

Definition of Allegory

An allegory is a work that conveys a hidden meaning—usually moral, spiritual, or political—through the use of symbolic characters and events. The story of "The Tortoise and The Hare" is... read full definition
An allegory is a work that conveys a hidden meaning—usually moral, spiritual, or political—through the use of symbolic characters and events. The story of "The... read full definition
An allegory is a work that conveys a hidden meaning—usually moral, spiritual, or political—through the use of symbolic characters and... read full definition
Allegory
Explanation and Analysis—Anarres and Us:

The many societies that the novel depicts—Anarres and Urras, and Urras's nations A-Io, Thu, and Benbili—function as allegorical representations of different societal models. Some of these models resemble societies familiar to the reader. Anarres, however, isn't a reference to an existing society, but rather a model for what an anarchist society might look like.