An ornate silver spoon stands upright in a mound of pale clay on a slate-blue surface.

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Charles Foster Kane

I always gagged on the silver spoon.

— Citizen Kane · 1941

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Our interpretation.

Kane says the silver spoon never sat well with him. Being born to privilege is pictured as something he choked on rather than enjoyed. It's a wry way of saying wealth handed over early can feel more like a burden than a gift.

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