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Literary notes about Collar (AI summary)

Throughout literature, the term "collar" assumes a variety of roles that enrich narrative detail and symbolism. It is often used to denote physical control or aggression, as when a character is seized by the collar in a moment of violence [1] or flung against a bridge in a fit of rage [2]. At the same time, "collar" signifies style and social status: a brooch fixed upon an Irish-adorned collar marks feminine refinement [3], while the golden collar of a king intimates authority and tradition [4]. The word further connotes intimacy with self or circumstance, as characters adjust their collars in thoughtful gestures [5] or in response to personal distress [6]. In these diverse contexts, the collar emerges not only as a piece of clothing but also as a multifaceted symbol that can both constrain and define its bearer [7].
  1. Mr. Sikes then seized the terrified boy by the collar with very little ceremony; and all three were quickly inside the house.
    — from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
  2. He seized the tramp by the collar and gave vent to his pent-up rage by flinging him violently against the bridge.
    — from The possessed : by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  3. She did not wear a low-cut bodice and the large brooch which was fixed in the front of her collar bore on it an Irish device and motto.
    — from Dubliners by James Joyce
  4. Aveelia Vrone His hair is like the golden collar of the Kings at Tara
    — from This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  5. “No one knows the real truth,” thought Laevsky, turning up the collar of his coat and thrusting his hands into his sleeves.
    — from Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
  6. A shot had just broken his collar bone, he felt that he was fainting and falling.
    — from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
  7. It is a trunk without a tag, a dog without a collar, in the eyes of most professors of philosophy.
    — from Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking by William James

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