Discuss an occasion when Amal uses a metaphor to affect Mrs. Vaselli in a particular way.

During an emotional conversation between Mrs. Vaselli and Amal, Amal is trying her best to convince Mrs. Vaselli that she should contact her estranged son. She has not seen him for ten years, ever since he married a Jehovah's Witness and Mrs. Vaselli did not approve. In exasperation, Amal finally gets through to Mrs. Vaselli when she tells her, "Look, don't make him a miscarriage, Mrs. Vaselli. Not over religion. Nothing's worth that" (272).