Weight as metaphor from "summary" of Heavy by Kiese Laymon
In the stories we tell, we often use weight as a metaphor. Weight can signify burdens: physical, emotional, and societal. It can represent the heaviness of expectations placed upon us by others, or by ourselves. It can symbolize the struggles we face in our daily lives, the obstacles that seem insurmountable. Weight can be both literal and figurative, tangible and intangible. It can be the excess pounds we carry on our bodies, or the emotional baggage we lug around with us everywhere we go. Weight as metaphor can also be a way to explore power dynamics. It can be a way to examine who holds the most influence in a given situation, who has the most control. Weight can be a measure of worth, a way to determine who is valuable and who is not. It can be a tool used to marginalize and oppress, to keep certain people in their place. Weight can be a way to assert dominance, to assert one's superiority over oth...
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