Interviewer: Has Davey's monster in his neck surfaced recently? And what's his name? Davey: He doesn't have a name. He's gone. Forever. Interviewer: Would you care to elaborate as to what the monster in the neck actually was? Davey: It's just gone. Yeah it's just gone. It's gone. Interviewer: I'm getting the distinct impression that you really don't want to talk about the monster in your neck. Davey: Yeah.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Davey avoids discussing a past trauma metaphorically called a monster in his neck, dismissing it as gone without elaboration.
- In plain terms
- He refuses to talk about a painful past experience.
- What can you take from it?
- Some topics are too personal to discuss publicly.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What might the monster represent?
- Why avoid the topic?
Another view
The lack of context makes the metaphor hard to fully interpret.
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