I'm a little hoarse tonight. I've been living in Chicago for the past two months, and you know how it is, yelling for help on the way home every night. Things are so tough in Chicago that at Easter time, for bunnies the little kids use porcupines.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker uses absurd humor to describe the hardship and confusion of life in Chicago.
- In plain terms
- Life is so hard here that people yell for help and kids use dangerous animals as pets.
- What can you take from it?
- Exaggerated stories highlight how difficult a situation feels.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you describe tough times?
- When is exaggeration useful?
Another view
The statement is fiction and not based on reality.
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