"He [Donald Trump] exults in materialistic excess with an empty sack of a soul."
— Egan, Timothy (b. 1954)
Author
Date
August 28, 2015
Metaphor
"He [Donald Trump] exults in materialistic excess with an empty sack of a soul."
Metaphor in Context
Trump sleeps in monogrammed satin, and divides his time among a string of mansions, towers and estates, all crusted in gold. He exults in materialistic excess with an empty sack of a soul. "Part of the beauty of me is that I am very rich," he said.
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
Timothy Egan, "The Anti-Trump Cometh," The New York Times (August 28, 2015). <Link to NYTimes.com>
Date of Entry
08/31/2015
