The second feature to be projected is that of the metros and ants being under a watchful eye. Both are kept and watched over, either by an ant farm owner or by the government of a country, and depend on these for their survival. The entity’s freedom is limited in some way Thus both the metro and the ant are watched over by a human agent or, in the case of the metro, a governing body. In this comparison seeing the metro as a metonym for a metro system as a whole may also match the intended interpretation, but only if perceived from the right perspective. While the metaphor states that A METRO IS AN ANT IN AN ANT FARM, it can also be said that, to a certain extent, A METRO SYSTEM IS AN ANT FARM, but this primarily to the metro as an ant. With this metaphor, the fact that the government, whether English, Dutch or French, controls public transport and looks over (or at least, has to look over) the functionality of the metros (and the metro system as a whole) is emphasized. Once the metro, and the system in which it functions, stops being of use, ceases to be of purpose, it can be let go of: be neglected or destroyed. The government may cease to repair and/or update the metros and the system and subsequently it will enter a state of disrepair. Likewise, if someone loses interest in the ants, the ant farm may be gotten rid of or become a mess. Examples of how the government deals with/takes care of its metro system can be found in the news. For this metaphor, the plans of the French government to introduce a ‘supermetro’, the ‘Grand Paris Express’, served as inspiration. This metaphor could be characterized as an MP1. In several ways the context serves to clarify that the metro is to represent an ant, though the ant is not depicted.
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