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subtext 1. an underlying theme in a piece of writing 2. a message which is not stated directly but can be inferred How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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MICHAEL MEDVED: "There's this whole subtext [in Happy Feet], as there so often is, about homosexuality. From the wry, farcical baseball humor in "The Great American Novel" that builds up to the intercession of the House Un-American Activities Committee, to the cruel marital tragedy and treachery of "My Life as a Man", to the intriguing story of a smart and adventurous man pushing the bounds of erotic possibility in "The Professor of Desire", each classic work explores a different facet of the subtext constantly running beneath the human condition. But there was a subtext to the many speeches in the ``Good-bye Alex Show'' that had nothing to do with the councilman. |
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