The Elegance of the Hedgehog
What metaphors are used in The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery?
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Metaphor:
"Maybe I am the symptom of the family contradiction, and so I'm the one who has to disappear, if the family is to prosper."
The Elegance of the Hedgehog