Menagerie, a Child's Fable
What metaphors are used in Menagerie, a Child's Fable by Charles Johnson?
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Johnson uses the image of Monkey wielding a gun as a metaphor for superpowers, such as the United States, whose world dominance is based on the fact that they have the most powerful military with the greatest capacity for destruction.
Menagerie, a Child's Fable