A Summer to Die
What metaphors are used in A Summer to Die by Lois Lowry?
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The farm is a metaphor for contemplative transformation. Charles Chalmers must complete the book he is writing. He decides that he needs the solitude of a farm to finish it where he won't be disturbed by distractions from the university where he is a professor.