What metaphors are in The Mist?

Answer 1

First the supermarket is a metaphor to the daily life we live.We have food and people around us and we are in familiar territory.And we are afraid of the unknown,The Mist outside.And people like The Preaching woman are content with believing it's God that is controlling the unknown and thus do not want to question it.The others,like,the protagonist want to get outside the mist and escape it.The whole movie is about a test to the faith.The ending is the best part of it all,when the protagonist realises,he could have stayed inside the supermarket and hence be saved by the Rescue operations.

Answer 2

In "The Mist," the mist itself serves as a metaphor for the unknown, fear, and the darkness that surrounds the characters. Additionally, the creatures lurking within the mist can be seen as metaphors for the characters' inner demons or the dangers of the unknown.