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hiromichi
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 Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 2:50 pm Post subject: arrest one's progress |
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What does "arresting his progres" below mean?
picaresque \pi-keh-RESK\ (adjective) - Pertaining to the life of an adventurous rogue, usually of low origin, who uses his wits to overcome obstacles and survive in a world bent on arresting his progress. Pertaining to novel whose main character is such a person.
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Sirius
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| Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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It means slowing him down or stopping him.
In this case it probably refers to society trying to stop his adventurous ways and make him conform to the "societal norm" |
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hiromichi
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| Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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Sirius, Thank you. I now understand "a world that is bent on arresting".
First I thought a rouge is bent on...
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