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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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...A DARK SKUNK STRIP UP THE MIDDLE...
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00 I would like someone explain to me this expression from Steinbeck's "Travels with Charly": 02 br
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00 'I wear a beard and mustache but shave my cheeks; said beard, having A DARK SKUNK STRIPE UP THE MIDDLE and white legs, commemorates certain relatives.' 02 br
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00 Thanks in advance, Jo. 0-
00 I would like someone explain to me this expression from Steinbeck's "Travels with Charly": 02 br
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00 'I wear a beard and mustache but shave my cheeks; said beard, having A DARK SKUNK STRIPE UP THE MIDDLE and white legs, commemorates certain relatives.' 02 br
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00 Thanks in advance, Jo. 0-
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0 The beard is grey with a darker stripe down the middle. A skunk is a striped animal, so the narrator is comparing the colours of the beard to the pelt of a skunk. 0-
- 0 The beard is grey with a darker stripe down the middle.
- A skunk is a striped animal, so the narrator is comparing the colours of the beard to the pelt of a skunk.
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0 The beard is grey with a darker stripe down the middle. A skunk is a striped animal, so the narrator is comparing the colours of the beard to the pelt of a skunk. As 'skunk' has some negative connotations, I think the narrator is making a negative comment about his relatives by drawing this comparison. 0-
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