Allegory - The Sneetches

An Allegory is something, usually in a story, that has two different meanings; a literal one, and an abstractly symbolic one, that has a deeper meaning than it's initial appearance. Dr. Seuss is famous for stories like these, and the one I'm specifically referring to is "The Sneetches". The literal part of his story is the star-bellied Sneetches are supposedly better than the other Sneetches, and there's a big controversy over the whole issue. All the ones without stars, tried to get them... it's kind of confusing to explain, but in the end, everybody learned that your social status shouldn't be defined by something physical about you, it doesn't matter what you look like. you should always be accepted no matter what.