Meaning of a phrase “showed up on a white charger with a new moon”












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There is a fragment of a short story by Louce Baker.




Sladen Morris is the boy next door.
The girls all think he’s fascinating and tend to deify him now that he’s touched six feet on the wall where his mother has been marking his height since he was two. But I keep remembering when he had braces on his teeth and refused to apply a comb to his hair and wouldn’t even wash his face unless forcefully led to the bathroom. You wouldn’t expect me to go weak-kneed over Sladen, and I certainly never expected to, even if he showed up on a white charger with a new moon for me tucked under a red cape.




And I don't understand this phrase "white charger with a new moon for me tucked under a red cape". What is meant here as "a new moon"? Why "moon" and why is it "a new"?






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    Are you aware of the phases of the moon?

    – Matt Ellen
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    A charger is a horse, so he shows up on a white horse, like a knight. I can't make heads or tails of the rest of the phrase though.

    – Mr Lister
    2 days ago






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    The phrase is saying figuratively that even if Sladen were endowed with many more desirable qualities, the writer would still not fancy him, because she can still see the grubby child she knew.

    – Weather Vane
    2 days ago






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    Yes, Louise Baker, I made an error. The story called "The boy next door", I don't know date, it is from Prose and poetry for appreciation by Ward, Herman, M., editor Publication date 1950

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There is a fragment of a short story by Louce Baker.




Sladen Morris is the boy next door.
The girls all think he’s fascinating and tend to deify him now that he’s touched six feet on the wall where his mother has been marking his height since he was two. But I keep remembering when he had braces on his teeth and refused to apply a comb to his hair and wouldn’t even wash his face unless forcefully led to the bathroom. You wouldn’t expect me to go weak-kneed over Sladen, and I certainly never expected to, even if he showed up on a white charger with a new moon for me tucked under a red cape.




And I don't understand this phrase "white charger with a new moon for me tucked under a red cape". What is meant here as "a new moon"? Why "moon" and why is it "a new"?






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  • 1





    Are you aware of the phases of the moon?

    – Matt Ellen
    2 days ago






  • 1





    A charger is a horse, so he shows up on a white horse, like a knight. I can't make heads or tails of the rest of the phrase though.

    – Mr Lister
    2 days ago






  • 1





    The phrase is saying figuratively that even if Sladen were endowed with many more desirable qualities, the writer would still not fancy him, because she can still see the grubby child she knew.

    – Weather Vane
    2 days ago






  • 1





    Yes, Louise Baker, I made an error. The story called "The boy next door", I don't know date, it is from Prose and poetry for appreciation by Ward, Herman, M., editor Publication date 1950

    – Бертран Рассел
    2 days ago








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    archive.org/details/prosepoetryforap00ward Page 700

    – Бертран Рассел
    2 days ago














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There is a fragment of a short story by Louce Baker.




Sladen Morris is the boy next door.
The girls all think he’s fascinating and tend to deify him now that he’s touched six feet on the wall where his mother has been marking his height since he was two. But I keep remembering when he had braces on his teeth and refused to apply a comb to his hair and wouldn’t even wash his face unless forcefully led to the bathroom. You wouldn’t expect me to go weak-kneed over Sladen, and I certainly never expected to, even if he showed up on a white charger with a new moon for me tucked under a red cape.




And I don't understand this phrase "white charger with a new moon for me tucked under a red cape". What is meant here as "a new moon"? Why "moon" and why is it "a new"?






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There is a fragment of a short story by Louce Baker.




Sladen Morris is the boy next door.
The girls all think he’s fascinating and tend to deify him now that he’s touched six feet on the wall where his mother has been marking his height since he was two. But I keep remembering when he had braces on his teeth and refused to apply a comb to his hair and wouldn’t even wash his face unless forcefully led to the bathroom. You wouldn’t expect me to go weak-kneed over Sladen, and I certainly never expected to, even if he showed up on a white charger with a new moon for me tucked under a red cape.




And I don't understand this phrase "white charger with a new moon for me tucked under a red cape". What is meant here as "a new moon"? Why "moon" and why is it "a new"?






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  • 1





    Are you aware of the phases of the moon?

    – Matt Ellen
    2 days ago






  • 1





    A charger is a horse, so he shows up on a white horse, like a knight. I can't make heads or tails of the rest of the phrase though.

    – Mr Lister
    2 days ago






  • 1





    The phrase is saying figuratively that even if Sladen were endowed with many more desirable qualities, the writer would still not fancy him, because she can still see the grubby child she knew.

    – Weather Vane
    2 days ago






  • 1





    Yes, Louise Baker, I made an error. The story called "The boy next door", I don't know date, it is from Prose and poetry for appreciation by Ward, Herman, M., editor Publication date 1950

    – Бертран Рассел
    2 days ago








  • 1





    archive.org/details/prosepoetryforap00ward Page 700

    – Бертран Рассел
    2 days ago














  • 1





    Are you aware of the phases of the moon?

    – Matt Ellen
    2 days ago






  • 1





    A charger is a horse, so he shows up on a white horse, like a knight. I can't make heads or tails of the rest of the phrase though.

    – Mr Lister
    2 days ago






  • 1





    The phrase is saying figuratively that even if Sladen were endowed with many more desirable qualities, the writer would still not fancy him, because she can still see the grubby child she knew.

    – Weather Vane
    2 days ago






  • 1





    Yes, Louise Baker, I made an error. The story called "The boy next door", I don't know date, it is from Prose and poetry for appreciation by Ward, Herman, M., editor Publication date 1950

    – Бертран Рассел
    2 days ago








  • 1





    archive.org/details/prosepoetryforap00ward Page 700

    – Бертран Рассел
    2 days ago








1




1





Are you aware of the phases of the moon?

– Matt Ellen
2 days ago





Are you aware of the phases of the moon?

– Matt Ellen
2 days ago




1




1





A charger is a horse, so he shows up on a white horse, like a knight. I can't make heads or tails of the rest of the phrase though.

– Mr Lister
2 days ago





A charger is a horse, so he shows up on a white horse, like a knight. I can't make heads or tails of the rest of the phrase though.

– Mr Lister
2 days ago




1




1





The phrase is saying figuratively that even if Sladen were endowed with many more desirable qualities, the writer would still not fancy him, because she can still see the grubby child she knew.

– Weather Vane
2 days ago





The phrase is saying figuratively that even if Sladen were endowed with many more desirable qualities, the writer would still not fancy him, because she can still see the grubby child she knew.

– Weather Vane
2 days ago




1




1





Yes, Louise Baker, I made an error. The story called "The boy next door", I don't know date, it is from Prose and poetry for appreciation by Ward, Herman, M., editor Publication date 1950

– Бертран Рассел
2 days ago







Yes, Louise Baker, I made an error. The story called "The boy next door", I don't know date, it is from Prose and poetry for appreciation by Ward, Herman, M., editor Publication date 1950

– Бертран Рассел
2 days ago






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1





archive.org/details/prosepoetryforap00ward Page 700

– Бертран Рассел
2 days ago





archive.org/details/prosepoetryforap00ward Page 700

– Бертран Рассел
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  • Showed up on a white charger


White charger means an elegant/strong white horse.




  • New moon for me tucked under a red cape


New moon is used here to symbolize something new, expensive and fancy.



So, the whole phrase would means that even if the guy comes to her in a big white horse (like a knight or prince, symbolizing high rank of a person) and would bring the moon for her (a metaphor for riches and unique, expensive gifts), she would still not be attracted to him.






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  • How do you know this? I've never heard of the 'new moon' as anything like new/expensive/fancy. Not that astronomical accuracy is very relevant, but the outstanding metaphorical characteristic of a new moon is its absence, its lack of anything interesting about it. Is the author intentionally showing the speaker as being faulty?

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  • @Mitch New moon means new beginnings metaphorically. Not that it means the same here, but I think she is just comparing the uniqueness of the gift he might bring. While others bring full moon, she wouldn't accept him even if he brings a new moon / something totally unexpected.

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  • Showed up on a white charger


White charger means an elegant/strong white horse.




  • New moon for me tucked under a red cape


New moon is used here to symbolize something new, expensive and fancy.



So, the whole phrase would means that even if the guy comes to her in a big white horse (like a knight or prince, symbolizing high rank of a person) and would bring the moon for her (a metaphor for riches and unique, expensive gifts), she would still not be attracted to him.






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  • How do you know this? I've never heard of the 'new moon' as anything like new/expensive/fancy. Not that astronomical accuracy is very relevant, but the outstanding metaphorical characteristic of a new moon is its absence, its lack of anything interesting about it. Is the author intentionally showing the speaker as being faulty?

    – Mitch
    2 days ago











  • @Mitch New moon means new beginnings metaphorically. Not that it means the same here, but I think she is just comparing the uniqueness of the gift he might bring. While others bring full moon, she wouldn't accept him even if he brings a new moon / something totally unexpected.

    – Bella Swan
    2 days ago
















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  • Showed up on a white charger


White charger means an elegant/strong white horse.




  • New moon for me tucked under a red cape


New moon is used here to symbolize something new, expensive and fancy.



So, the whole phrase would means that even if the guy comes to her in a big white horse (like a knight or prince, symbolizing high rank of a person) and would bring the moon for her (a metaphor for riches and unique, expensive gifts), she would still not be attracted to him.






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  • How do you know this? I've never heard of the 'new moon' as anything like new/expensive/fancy. Not that astronomical accuracy is very relevant, but the outstanding metaphorical characteristic of a new moon is its absence, its lack of anything interesting about it. Is the author intentionally showing the speaker as being faulty?

    – Mitch
    2 days ago











  • @Mitch New moon means new beginnings metaphorically. Not that it means the same here, but I think she is just comparing the uniqueness of the gift he might bring. While others bring full moon, she wouldn't accept him even if he brings a new moon / something totally unexpected.

    – Bella Swan
    2 days ago














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  • Showed up on a white charger


White charger means an elegant/strong white horse.




  • New moon for me tucked under a red cape


New moon is used here to symbolize something new, expensive and fancy.



So, the whole phrase would means that even if the guy comes to her in a big white horse (like a knight or prince, symbolizing high rank of a person) and would bring the moon for her (a metaphor for riches and unique, expensive gifts), she would still not be attracted to him.






share|improve this answer
















  • Showed up on a white charger


White charger means an elegant/strong white horse.




  • New moon for me tucked under a red cape


New moon is used here to symbolize something new, expensive and fancy.



So, the whole phrase would means that even if the guy comes to her in a big white horse (like a knight or prince, symbolizing high rank of a person) and would bring the moon for her (a metaphor for riches and unique, expensive gifts), she would still not be attracted to him.







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  • How do you know this? I've never heard of the 'new moon' as anything like new/expensive/fancy. Not that astronomical accuracy is very relevant, but the outstanding metaphorical characteristic of a new moon is its absence, its lack of anything interesting about it. Is the author intentionally showing the speaker as being faulty?

    – Mitch
    2 days ago











  • @Mitch New moon means new beginnings metaphorically. Not that it means the same here, but I think she is just comparing the uniqueness of the gift he might bring. While others bring full moon, she wouldn't accept him even if he brings a new moon / something totally unexpected.

    – Bella Swan
    2 days ago



















  • How do you know this? I've never heard of the 'new moon' as anything like new/expensive/fancy. Not that astronomical accuracy is very relevant, but the outstanding metaphorical characteristic of a new moon is its absence, its lack of anything interesting about it. Is the author intentionally showing the speaker as being faulty?

    – Mitch
    2 days ago











  • @Mitch New moon means new beginnings metaphorically. Not that it means the same here, but I think she is just comparing the uniqueness of the gift he might bring. While others bring full moon, she wouldn't accept him even if he brings a new moon / something totally unexpected.

    – Bella Swan
    2 days ago

















How do you know this? I've never heard of the 'new moon' as anything like new/expensive/fancy. Not that astronomical accuracy is very relevant, but the outstanding metaphorical characteristic of a new moon is its absence, its lack of anything interesting about it. Is the author intentionally showing the speaker as being faulty?

– Mitch
2 days ago





How do you know this? I've never heard of the 'new moon' as anything like new/expensive/fancy. Not that astronomical accuracy is very relevant, but the outstanding metaphorical characteristic of a new moon is its absence, its lack of anything interesting about it. Is the author intentionally showing the speaker as being faulty?

– Mitch
2 days ago













@Mitch New moon means new beginnings metaphorically. Not that it means the same here, but I think she is just comparing the uniqueness of the gift he might bring. While others bring full moon, she wouldn't accept him even if he brings a new moon / something totally unexpected.

– Bella Swan
2 days ago





@Mitch New moon means new beginnings metaphorically. Not that it means the same here, but I think she is just comparing the uniqueness of the gift he might bring. While others bring full moon, she wouldn't accept him even if he brings a new moon / something totally unexpected.

– Bella Swan
2 days ago


















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