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The term “transformation” in literature spans a remarkable range of meanings, from the literal to the profoundly symbolic. At times, it captures the physical metamorphosis of beings or objects—such as a character’s sudden change in appearance ([1]) or the magical alterations seen in folklore narratives ([2], [3])—while in other contexts it stands as a metaphor for deep emotional or societal evolution ([4], [5], [6]). Authors extend the notion into scientific and technical realms as well, where it denotes a precise change in state or perspective, like the mathematical conversion of coordinates ([7], [8]). Whether denoting the personal reformation of an individual or the radical restructuring of social order, “transformation” serves as a versatile symbol of change and renewal throughout literature.
  1. But then his countenance suddenly underwent a transformation.
    — from The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne
  2. D¹ The son, however, succeeds in slipping off the bridle, and (D²) overcomes the magician in a transformation combat (hare, fish, bird, etc.).
    — from Filipino Popular Tales
  3. "We must both go to bed now, and at daybreak I will call you and at once complete your transformation into a marble statue."
    — from The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum
  4. [Illustration: News paper clippings] Loge "Les Zélés Philanthropes": "La Transformation de la Société Actuelle s'impose-t-elle?"
    — from Secret societies and subversive movements by Nesta Helen Webster
  5. It is death, they say, which performs this transformation.
    — from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim
  6. Even less perfect polities, that leave more to chance, would require a moral transformation in mankind if they were to be truly successful.
    — from The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress by George Santayana
  7. Simplification of the general equation of the second degree by the transformation of co-ordinates.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  8. Geometrical and elementary explanations of the results obtained by means of the transformation of co-ordinates.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson

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