No, because you wouldn’t be tidy. Therefore, you’re don’t have a pleasing appearance so you wouldn’t want to stay.
In the short story The Chrysanthemums, the stranger's motivation for pretending to be interested in Elisa's chrysanthemums is because A. he wants Elisa to give him work so he can earn some money.
He is a poor tinker who may not be able to afford dinner unless he is given some sort of a job by Elisa.
I’m pretty sure it is a simile because it says and almost break -like- and a simile is like or as being used to relate to something. Hope you have a good rest of your day !!
