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Food consumption is used as a symbol for social status in the play. The more food is consumed by a person, the higher is his social status and the more prominent people he knows. Oscar Wilde uses the play to show that excessive society.
Cream and coffee mix easily. Joy and sadness mixes easily. The similie represents how emotions can change/mix considerably.

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