How is Pride of Baghdad an Allegory?

The comic, Pride of Baghdad, is based on a true story, in which three lions escape out of a Zoo in Baghdad after a bombing. Nevertheless, they died due to lack of food and their violent surrounding. Yet, the story is an allegory, as the comic’s real aim is to explain the severe situation during the Iraq war.

Pride of Baghdad is explaining the current situation and conflicts in warfare. With many different symbols and representations, the author depicts in a careful way how the citizens of Baghdad feel. Although lions are explaining all their problems and feelings, it becomes clear that the lions are also representing the feelings of humans. Their innocents and helplessness tells the reader who aimless and unfair the war is between Iraq and America. It is an allegory as it explains many different mistakes which makes the warfare useless. As for example, when the book uses the “shock and awe” effect, the reader realizes how America is advertising for the war. Therefore, the book actually explains the reader why the war is not helping but only bringing pain and horror.

Pride of Baghdad is an allegory, as its true meaning is based on the people who were forced to be involved in the warfare between Iraq and America.