The Beast in the Jungle
What metaphors are used in The Beast in the Jungle by Henry James?

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The beast represents, as a metaphor of reality, the shocked recognition of self-devastation. It represents, too, the massed power of those primal energies Marcher had repressed in his offense against the spirit of May and time.
The Beast in the Jungle