To what extent is the use of allegory rhetorically effective (persuasive) or ineffective?

The Bhagavad Gita – Kurukshetra and The Power of Allegory
Gita scholar Ronald Neufeldt writes: “We are all Arjuna… [and] Kurukshetra is not India….it is the sacred plain of the human mind, Indian, Hindu, American, Christian….and the words of Krishna are the universal message given to help us conquer our lower selves” (Neufeldt 24).
Q1 。What textual evidence from the Gita suggests that Krishna’s war is not a literal one? If it is not a literal war, why use allegory at all?

Q 2 . What’s the purpose of using allegory, rather than a straightforward explanation of the message?

Q 3 . To what extent is the use of allegory rhetorically effective (persuasive) or ineffective?

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