But, on one side of the portal, and rooted almost at the threshold, was a wild rose-bush, covered, in this month of June, with i

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But, on one side of the portal, and rooted almost at the threshold, was a wild rose-bush, covered, in this month of June, with i

ts delicate gems, which might be imagined to offer their fragrance and fragile beauty to the prisoner as he went in, and to the condemned criminal as he came forth to his doom, in token that the deep heart of Nature could pity and be kind to him. What is the meaning of this excerpt?

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alukav5142 [94] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-25T12:07:00+03:00

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The metaphor in the given case or scenario is considerably poor but still tends to have an impact. But on the other side of this ugly prison door there lies wild rose bush, that is covered with the delicate buds on the respective June day. It is as if the Nature has taken pity or mercy and thus offered some of the beauty to criminals which are walking in order to serve their respective terms or are heading out in order to face the executions.