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Yes, but often indirectly and by inference. For example, A Modest Proposal is a satirical, tongue-in-cheek essay by Jonathan Swift, arguing for better treatment of the Irish (even though he "argues" for eating Irish babies). Oliver Twist, a novel by Charles Dickens, is a plea for the abolition of child labor in England, while Black Beauty, by Anna Sewell, argues for the rights of animals by depicting human brutality toward a friendly horse. Perhaps the most famous social-persuasive novel is Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe. In this work, Stowe successfully shows the horrors of slavery in order to encourage people to take a stand against it.

George Orwell's novels, Animal Farm and 1984, are more recent novels that show the pitfalls of communism and political greed. Margaret Atwood's novel, The Handmaid's Tale, depicts a world in which Christianity is abused to create power for a few individuals. This sort of fiction is often called a "cautionary tale," since it shows what could happen if rights and beliefs are misused.

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