allegorical

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When the story is being allegorical, it can be dreary and more than a little condescending.

From New York Times

We see that the character Grace is an allegorical figure.

From Seattle Times

There is no clear before-and-after in this, but there are key episodes and an evolution from portraiture as a natural likeness to portraiture as a symbolic, allegorical and literary form.

From Washington Post

What began life as an allegorical adventure-fantasy about American exceptionalism and decline — and stayed that way in the 1986 film starring Harrison Ford — is now an action thriller of the slowly unfolding, tastefully photographed variety.

From New York Times

Told with an allegorical ear, the story highlights the nature of inheritance and motherhood.

From New York Times