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Catttt Posted 8 years ago
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Stick-like people
Does the highlighted section mean "simple figures, physically abnormal figures, and angry dogs"?
Context:
Arthur Boyd filled his landscapes with stick-like people, the physically challenged, and mad dogs to convey the Second World War’s effects.
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red apple Does the highlighted section mean "simple figures, physically abnormal figures, and angry dogs"? Not exactly. Her language is a bit obscure.
- red apple Does the highlighted section mean "simple figures, physically abnormal figures, and angry dogs"?
- Not exactly.
- Her language is a bit obscure.
- "Stick-like people" might mean something like "stick figures", people drawn using nothing but straight lines, or it could mean the people are emaciated, or they might actually look like sticks, or it could be as you say, the people are merely crudely drawn.
- "Physically challenged" is a somewhat outdated politically correct euphemism for "crippled" or "dwarfish" or "enfeebled" or anything of that kind.
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red appleDoes the highlighted section mean "simple figures, physically abnormal figures, and angry dogs"?
Not exactly. Her language is a bit obscure. "Stick-like people" might mean something like "stick figures", people drawn using nothing but straight lines, or it could mean the people are emaciated, or they might actually look like sticks, or it could be
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