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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.
  1. 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
  2. "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
  3. Thus became Tom Tosspot rich,—thus went in the tailor’s stitch.
    — from Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais
  4. Come in, tailor; here you may roast your goose.
    — from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
  5. 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

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