'Layers of meaning': LOVE BEYOND THE ZOO " BBC Sounds (Online review)
During the 20th century, absurdism and surrealism surfaced in literature to make pertinent points about human nature and 'the real world'. Prime examples include Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis and by George Orwell's Animal Farm. In both cases, anthropomorphism features " a state of affairs that is tonally 'taken for granted'.