"His soul, like his stomach, was in turmoil."
— Lodge, David (b. 1935)
Author
Work Title
Publisher
Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd.
Date
1975
Metaphor
"His soul, like his stomach, was in turmoil."
Metaphor in Context
His soul, like his stomach, was in turmoil. Melanie's casual compliance with his tired clumsy lust seemed, in retrospect, shocking, moving, exciting, baffling. He couldn't guess what significance she might attach to the event; and didn't know, therefore, how to behave when next they met. But, he reminded himself, holding his throbbing head in both hands, problems of etiquette were secondary to problems of ethics. The basic question was: did he want to do it again? [...]
(p. 107)
(p. 107)
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
David Lodge, Changing Places: A Tale of Two Campuses (New York: Penguin Books, 1992).
Date of Entry
07/01/2012
