'The Great Figure' from Sour Grapes (1921)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Depicts a gold figure on a fire engine moving through noise and chaos.
- In plain terms
- A bright figure stands out in noise.
- What can you take from it?
- Spot signal amid noise.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What catches your attention?
- How do you filter noise?
Another view
It omits human context.
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