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Laura Otis, "Banned Emotions: How Metaphors Can Shape What People Feel" (Oxford UP, 2019)

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Anger as a Mirror: Confronting Injustice Through Metaphor

This chapter delves into literary and cinematic characters that personify anger as a response to social injustice. By examining figures like Dostoevsky's Underground Man and Kafka's Gregor Samsa, the discussion uncovers how these characters challenge their adversaries and bring attention to the consequences of societal wrongs.

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