"In the jungles of kid-dom, the mind switches gears rapidly."
— Shepherd, Jean; Bob Clark, Leigh Brown
Work Title
Date
1966
Metaphor
"In the jungles of kid-dom, the mind switches gears rapidly."
Metaphor in Context
In the jungles of kid-dom, the mind switches gears rapidly. Weeks ago I had sent away for my Little Orphan Annie... secret society decoder pen.
Oh, skunked again.
No matter. Today I had serious work to do.
Oh, skunked again.
No matter. Today I had serious work to do.
Categories
Provenance
Watching
Citation
Jean Shepherd, Bob Clark, Leigh Brown, A Christmas Story (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1983).
Date of Entry
12/24/2017
