The falling statue
Even though the ugly statue had been made of mighty and thick iron, the people's rage overcomes it as they manage to pull it down. The imagery of the statue falling is made explicit through the narrator's comparison of its appearance to a skater falling, albeit slowly on his face: "Now the other workers pulled mightily, and the monstrous giant began to incline forward like a skater falling slowly on his face." The use of the simile enhances a more profound conception of the inclined and slowly massive statue as it is torn down.
His ideas struck me like a whip
The enlightening, informative, and educative nature of Karl Marx's ideas on Peter is brought out in this work through the use of a simile. In particular, the reader is able to understand how Marx's views on communism help Peter have a more in-depth and clear understanding of issues. The writer notes: "…one day I stumbled upon the writings of Karl Marx. His ideas struck me like a whip and made everything clear."
The savage troops patrolling Budapest
The wild and barbarian nature of the savage troops patrolling Budapest is emphasized and made explicit through the use of a simile. Their inhumane and uncivilized behavior is emphasized through its comparison to that of animals. The writer notes: "They behaved like animals, and the murders they piled up were frightening." The simile thus facilitates a profound and comprehensive understanding of the savage behavior of the troops
Tibor's dancing
Tibor's dancing is emphasized and brought out as quite weird through the use of a simile in which it is compared to the dance of a demon: "Tibor would scream, dancing about the man like a demon." While enhancing the imagery of the dance, the comparison also alludes to Tibor's apparent merciless, brutal, and merciless nature.
Like a demented queen
The imagery of the woman the narrator meets trekking on the road is enhanced via the use of a simile. The narrator notes: "She loomed out of the darkness like a demented queen from some Shakespearean play." The use of the simile thus enhances the perception of the woman as irrational, crazy, and unreasonable while also emphasizing her tiresomeness after walking for three days.
