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Allegories in The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan

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well as the overall success of the authors endeavor. Bibliography lists 1 source. JGAbnyan.rtf John Bunyans The Pilgrims Progress Research Compiled for Enterprises Inc.  10/2001 to Use This Paper Properly, INTRODUCTION John Bunyans The Pilgrims Progress is reviewed and the  allegories within the book are explained, as well as whom the author is directing his thoughts toward. Discussion included as to the religious worldview that John Bunyans work represents.  Comments are made as to some of the characters in the book, as well as the overall success of the authors endeavor. Bibliography lists 1 source. THE  AUTHORS GOAL AND HIS AUDIENCE The term allegory, in the simplest sense, means a symbolic representation. Within this book Bunyan uses allegory which will be discussed herein. The  audience to whom Bunyan is writing is in fact himself. He started out penning his thoughts for himself, in order to put them down on paper. As he  continued to write, he found that more and more words flowed forth. When he finished his journal, if it may be called that, he wished to show it  to friends to see what their feelings were about what he had written. He explains that some told him it was wonderful while others told him it was not;  some felt it should be published, others did not. After pondering the options, Bunyan decided to cast his book out upon the world so that this wider audience could  make the judgement for him as to the worth of his written words. Bunyan uses a large amount of allegory in describing what he feels the reaction to