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rockne1932
rockne1932

Can anyone help me with finding metaphors in the book "J.B." and explain them? I need to list some and I'm having alot of trouble. Thanks.

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Posted by rockne1932 on Thursday February 21, 2008 at 1:14 PM and tagged with j. b., metaphors.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
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    Sure. The first metaphor in "J. B." that really matters is the title. J.B. stands for Job. Job is a character in the Bible, but is also a metaphor himself, for all the unjustified suffering in the world. The God mask mentioned in the prologue has closed eyes, a metaphor for how God seems not to see human suffering. Since "Nickles" is close to "Old Nick," a nickname (ha!) for the devil, this metaphor slides into the symbolic: the devil wears a mask, and humans do not always see him. These guys work at a circus, a metaphor for how the divine has been reduced in stature in recent centuries.

      

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    Posted by gbeatty on Wednesday August 13, 2008 at 6:05 PM