Derogatory Portrayal Of Animals In Literature

Abstract

Animal symbols are used extensively in literature. Animals are often used for moral symbolic systems as can be seen in Mantaq ul tair. However, Rafiq Hussain and Mustansar Hussain Tarad  used it in fiction to understand ecological references. Allama Iqbal has also derived instructive messages from animals,  birds and insects in his poetry.But there is another symbolic use of animals and that is their derogatory narrative. They are looked down upon socially. Derogatory terms for animals are used in literature around the world.This article discusses from this aspect what is the reason why animals are remembered with derogatory terms.