The Man Who Loved Children
What metaphors are used in The Man Who Loved Children by Christina Stead?
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Metaphor:
"'He lives,' said Henny to herself in her bed, 'in a golden cloud floating about over a lot of back alleys he never sees; and I'm a citizen of those back alleys, like a lot of other sick sheep. I'd like to pull the wool off his eyes, but I don't dare.'"
The Man Who Loved Children