"What, in place of these sentences, marched in the brains of previous generations?"
— Lockwood, Patricia
Author
Date
February 21, 2019
Metaphor
"What, in place of these sentences, marched in the brains of previous generations?"
Metaphor in Context
As she began to type, 'Enormous fatberg made of grease, wet wipes and condoms is terrorising London's sewers,' her hands began to waver in their outlines and she had to rock the crown of her head against the cool wall, back and forth, back and forth. What, in place of these sentences, marched in the brains of previous generations? Folk rhymes about planting turnips, she guessed.
(p. 12)
(p. 12)
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
Patrica Lockwood, "The Communal Mind," London Review of Books 41:4 (February 21, 2019): 11-14. <Link to www.lrb.co.uk>
Date of Entry
02/22/2019
