The Violent Bear It Away

What metaphors are used in The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O'Connor?

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The bakery is located in the city, and is regarded by Tarwater late at night. He looks in through the window of the bakery at a loaf of bread, which Rayber doesn’t think twice about. In reality, the bread represents the Truth –the Bread of Life –which Tarwater does not understand yet that he is hungry for, and cannot reach, for he is avoiding his own destiny. The bakery thus becomes metaphorical for Heaven, for Light, which Tarwater cannot yet reach.

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The Violent Bear It Away