Literary notes about Protrude (AI summary)
The term "protrude" vividly illustrates both the physical and metaphorical emergence of elements in literature. In Stevenson’s narrative [1], it describes an anatomical process where an organ must force its way outward, evoking images of transformation and renewal. Joyce employs the word in contrasting ways by portraying unexpected outgrowths—a bawd’s features [2] and the literal spilling of promissory notes from a pilgrim’s wallet [3]—to underscore the startling or absurd aspects of life. Darwin’s usage [4, 5] emphasizes instinctive, animal behavior where visible features signal readiness for attack, while Burgess and Park [6] liken natural impulses to the anticipatory action of a calf, reinforcing the idea of innate expression. In more nuanced portrayals, Dante [7], Maupassant [8], Ukers [9], and Brontë [10] extend the term’s reach—from the depiction of a sinner’s spectral appearance to the literal unveiling of botanical structure and delicate facial features—demonstrating its adaptability in capturing both material and symbolic manifestations.
- the herniary bowel, when about to protrude at the point 1, must force and dilate the peritonaeum, in order to form its sac anew, as stated of Fig.
— from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson - (The famished snaggletusks of an elderly bawd protrude from a doorway.)
— from Ulysses by James Joyce - Across his loins is slung a pilgrim’s wallet from which protrude promissory notes and dishonoured bills.
— from Ulysses by James Joyce - Horses .—Horses when savage draw their ears closely back, protrude their heads, and partially uncover their incisor teeth, ready for biting.
— from The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin - Both orangs and chimpanzees, when a little more angered, protrude their lips greatly, and make a harsh barking noise.
— from The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin - Speech arose from the need which all creatures feel to exercise their natural powers, just as the calf will butt before his horns protrude.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - Out of the mouth of each were seen protrude A sinner’s feet, and of the legs the small Far as the calves; the rest enveloped stood.
— from The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: The Inferno by Dante Alighieri - Thus one saw only their heads which seemed to protrude from the clayey earth and were almost as yellow, with their closed eyes.
— from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant - The anthers of the stamens, which are five in number, protrude from the top of the corolla tube, together with the top of the two-cleft pistil.
— from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers - The St. Pierre would here protrude her chin; she knew Madame by heart; she always called her airs of "bonté"—"des grimaces."
— from Villette by Charlotte Brontë
