Literary notes about Upend (AI summary)
The word "upend" in literature is employed with dual force, capturing both the notion of physically overturning an object and the metaphorical overturning of established orders. In one instance, it literally describes the act of flipping a chair and, elsewhere, the sudden reversal of a tree's natural order reveals hidden details [1] [2]. The term further extends to the realm of dramatic transformation, as when the impending collapse of justice during a cataclysmary event is forewarned [3] or when an unexpected burst of creativity and news dramatically flips a town's narrative [4]. It is also used to characterize forceful actions in contemporary settings, whether guiding a quarterback's decisive play [5] or indicating socio-cultural shifts that could fundamentally destabilize economic systems [6] [7].