'We're all monsters,' said Daisy with enthusiasm. 'It's the Age of Monsters.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Bowles has Daisy declare that everyone is a monster, framing the era as one dominated by monstrous traits.
- In plain terms
- Daisy says we’re all monsters, calling it the Age of Monsters.
- What can you take from it?
- The quote suggests a cynical view of humanity’s nature in the current era.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does calling the era the Age of Monsters imply?
- Is this view universally applicable?
Another view
It’s a dramatic statement that may overgeneralize.
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