"The reptile brain, creeping out to sun itself."

— Powers, Richard (b. 1957)


Work Title
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Picador
Date
2006
Metaphor
"The reptile brain, creeping out to sun itself."
Metaphor in Context
"Looking good," Mark said. "Pretty pretty pretty." The reptile brain, creeping out to sun itself.
(p. 38)
Categories
Provenance
Reading
Citation
Richard Powers, The Echo Maker (New York: Picador, 2006).
Date of Entry
06/08/2015

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.