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Young man, you give that dog another piece of my food, I'm gonna kick ya 'til you're dead!
— Rose · Moonstruck
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker responds to the prospect of more food going to the dog with an extreme threat. The disproportion between a lost mouthful and the promised punishment creates the comic force. The meal becomes something to defend with far more aggression than the situation seems to warrant.
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