6/30/2023 0 Comments An offer and a gentleman![]() ![]() Not because it has to be, anyway, of course. ![]() Sexuality is also fertile ground for metaphor. It had been a slow, sneaky process, quietly coloring his emotions until he realized that without her, his life lacked all meaning.” He wants Her And yet it hadn’t happened in a blinding flash. It seemed that one day she was a stranger, and the next she was as indispensable as air. “He wasn’t certain how this woman had come to mean so much to him. As thoughts begin to run deep, the simplistic language of mere surface description begin to fail and before one knows it-not everyone, of course, but those with a desire to raise above the rabble-one’s thought overflow with figurative language: ![]() The more contemplative one becomes, the greater the tendency to move from the literal to the metaphorical. Her hand flew to her face, as if she could actually touch that sorrow, as if it were solid, something that could be massaged away. Surely, such a backstory would produce something noticeable in the eyes: To be reduced by virtue of an unwise marriage on her father’s part to the circumstances of being looked upon with superiority by such inferior creatures as her step-family. But think about how awful that story must be. The backstory of Cinderella is not nearly as well-known as the main narrative. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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