Describe an example of allegory in Petals of Blood.

The events in Petals of Blood are set in Ilmorog, a place that represents the events happening on a larger scale—that is, the events happening at a national level. Ilmorog is thus used allegorically to represent the country (Kenya) since, at the time of the novel, the country was undergoing a transitional process. The struggles of the villagers to carve out a place in a rapidly modernizing country, the confusion navigating the new political and economic system, and a sense of discombobulation and fragmentation in society are visible in Ilmorog and the country as a whole.