Wilkie Collins' novel The Moonstone uses the literary devices of allusion, characterization, foreshadowing, symbol , satire and allegory to illustrate the feeling of anti-imperialism in the novel (Wells, Allingham, Collins, Free, Munjal). It shows the Indians under dogs as nobler and wiser than the English (Allingham 3 of 6). “Collins' portrayal of [Indian priests] often undermines 19th-century stereotypes. They are described as intelligent and resourceful people and not as simple savages [as most English people did]” (Sahni 1 of 1). William Wilkie Collins was a famous and powerful 19th century novelist whose childhood and adulthood influenced the novel The Moonstone (Gasson 1-3). Collins was born to famous landscape designer William Collins (Gasson 1 of 3). At a very young age, he was sent to the English boarding school Cole (Gasson 1 of 3). Collins was a strange kid (Gasson 1 of 3). He “was born with a prominent bulge on his “disproportionate head” and, to make matters worse, he was only five feet and six inches tall (Gasson 1 of 3). His strange appearance made him more vulnerable to bullying from older boys (Gasson 1 of 3). In order to appease the dormitory bully, who constantly made fun of him, Collins told him stories (Gasson 1 of 3). It was there, at Cole Boarding School, that Collins discovered his natural talent for storytelling (Gasson 1 of 3). The constant bullying made him want to tell stories about the oppressed, the person who is persecuted and trampled (Gasson 1 of 3). In May 1846, Collins enrolled as a law student at Lincoln's Inn, finishing in 1851 (Gasson 2 of 3). Although he never practiced law, many lawyers appear in his stories like Mr. Bruff in The Moon......in the middle of the newspaper......when he claims he is " the last person in the world to distrust a person because he happens to be a few shades darker than [himself]” (Collins 173, 30). Yet he considers the Indians to be “heathens,” “polite and sneaky,” and whose true place is in a local jail (Collins 82). Only Bruff seems to “at least recognize the intelligence, professionalism, and diligence of the Indians” (Kemp 20). Bruff said: “If the moonstone had been in my possession, this oriental gentleman would have murdered me…. Maybe he didn't respect my life. But he did what none of my countrymen had ever done, in all my experience of them: he respected my times” (Collins 284). Allegory may be rarely used in the novel The Moonstone, but when it is used, the reader can clearly see what Collins meant (Shmoop 1 of 1). Some names in this novel have an allegorical value (Shmoop 1 of 1).