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Literary notes about parlor (AI summary)

The word "parlor" in literature often conveys an intimate setting where societal norms, etiquette, and personal exchanges play out. It is depicted as a room that bridges private life and public ceremonial functions—ranging from the warmly inviting and fragrant spaces suggested by lingering floral imagery [1] to the more somber or secretive settings that underscore pivotal conversations or moments of social stratification [2][3]. In these works, the parlor becomes a microcosm for a community's values and interpersonal dynamics, as seen when various authors portray it as both a stage for formal politeness and a backdrop for quiet, sometimes dramatic, revelations [4][5][6].
  1. I think it must have had honeysuckle over the parlor window and lilacs in the front yard and lilies of the valley just inside the gate.
    — from Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
  2. Our conference was held in the state parlor, which was feebly lighted by one candle.
    — from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
  3. “When we had returned to the parlor I delicately broached the subject of the price.
    — from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant
  4. “And now, gentlemen, seein’ as we’ve met so happily, I think I’ll stand up to a small matter of a treat in this here parlor.
    — from Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
  5. It is my Puritan ancestor, who hangs yonder in the parlor.
    — from The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  6. In the large wainscoted parlor too there were constantly pairs of eyes on the watch, and own relatives eager to be "sitters-up."
    — from Middlemarch by George Eliot

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