Literary notes about tailor (AI summary)
Literary works employ the word "tailor" not merely to denote a craftsperson but to evoke a rich spectrum of social and symbolic meanings. Often, the tailor emerges as an everyman figure whose humble trade masks a resourceful character capable of both wit and daring—exemplified in tales where he faces unlikely challenges with clever resolve [1], [2], [3]. In other narratives, the tailor's role becomes emblematic of the working class and the intersections of economy and art, offering a vehicle for humor and social commentary, as seen in period pieces and plays [4], [5]. This multifaceted portrayal transforms an ordinary occupation into a narrative device that humanizes characters, underscores themes of resilience, and even critiques societal structures.
- The tailor was looking at the beauty with beating heart, when she suddenly opened her eyes, and started up at the sight of him in joyful terror.
— from Household Tales by Brothers Grimm by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm - "Oh, Mr. Fox," called out the little tailor, "it is I who am in your throat; please let me out."
— from Grimm's Fairy Stories by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm - Thus became Tom Tosspot rich,—thus went in the tailor’s stitch.
— from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais - Come in, tailor; here you may roast your goose.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare - If I had him here now, that detestable tailor, that dog of a tailor, that traitor of a tailor, I . .
— from The Middle-Class Gentleman by Molière