Literary notes about fetch (AI summary)
Across literary works, "fetch" is a remarkably versatile verb employed to denote the act of retrieving or bringing something, whether it be a physical object, a person, or even an abstract concept. In many narratives, it is used as an imperative command that emphasizes immediacy and service, as seen when a character is ordered to "fetch them" for a meal or a task to be completed, invoking both diligence and urgency [1][2]. In heroic epics and adventure tales, the term takes on a quest-like quality—summoning characters to secure essential items such as weaponry or symbols of promise [3][4]. Meanwhile, in domestic and social contexts, "fetch" appears in everyday exchanges and subtle negotiations, adding a colloquial and approachable nuance to the narrative [5][6]. This blend of literal and sometimes metaphorical retrieval not only highlights the practical aspects of the action but also enriches the storytelling by bridging the gap between mundane labor and significant, transformative missions.
- Now I think of it, there is a brace of birds hung up in the stone gallery; go fetch them, Jacques, we will have them dressed.'
— from The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Ward Radcliffe - “Fetch that stool,” said Mr. Brocklehurst, pointing to a very high one from which a monitor had just risen: it was brought.
— from Jane Eyre: An Autobiography by Charlotte Brontë - Hector has just killed him; fetch your deadly arrows at once and the bow which Phoebus Apollo gave you.
— from The Iliad by Homer - My father means to fetch you himself, but it will not be till after Easter, when he has business in town.
— from Mansfield Park by Jane Austen - ,” I answered; “but there has been a fire: get up, do; you are quenched now; I will fetch you a candle.”
— from Jane Eyre: An Autobiography by Charlotte Brontë - "Fetch me my gloves this moment!" Then came a little pattering of feet on the stairs.
— from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
