In chapter 19, metaphors are discussed to clarify certain concepts to people. People can use metaphors to help themselves or other people to understand what life is like or what work is like or to describe anything. For example, people use the phrase, "all the world is a stage" which probably means that you are in this world to perform, however that may apply to any person. Or another one, "grab the bull by the horns" means to go at life with determination and preserverance and hold on, never give up.
Without metaphors to describe things, I think that it would be very boring because I think they are fun and useful. Without them, it wouldn't give people the necessary tools to help analyze their surroundings and situations.
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Metaphors highlight some things while hiding others. For example, if you think of organizations as machines, then people become cogs in the wheel--and are easily replaced. If you think of organizations as brains, then you're interested in the flow of information in an organization, but may ignore basic fiscal principles. When organization members refer to their organizations as families, zoos, snake pits, and the like, it provides insight into how they understand their organizations.
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