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The Last Tycoon ‧ 1941
At the worst I accepted Hollywood with the resignation of a ghost assigned to a haunted house.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker describes accepting Hollywood with resignation, then compares that acceptance to a ghost being assigned a haunted house. The image makes the destination seem both fitting and dreary. It turns reluctant accommodation into a darkly comic role that appears almost prepared in advance.
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