What metaphors are used in Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia by Jean P. Sasson?

In Chapter One and Two, the reader is introduced to Ali, a cruel little boy who often tortures people and animals alike simply because he can. Ali has little discipline from either his father or his mother and is allowed to do as he pleases..... something he regularly takes advantage of. Ali and Sultana are archenemies, often getting into fights in which Sultana often comes out on the wrong end. This relationship is a metaphor to the way women are treated in Saudi Arabia..