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The discussion proposes a case study for the use of allomotifs, or interchangeable motifs, to understand symbolic patterns in Proust\u2019s literary work. The paper lays bare a widespread metaphorical field in wondertales, then follows its complications in the Proustian corpus. It suggests that Proust\u2019s \u0153uvre, much like folklore, operates within a symbolic universe where binary oppositions, such as good and evil or male and female, are fluid and dynamic. The discussion shows that Proust\u2019s literary imagination aligns surprisingly well with the workings of folklore. 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