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natashika
Why is pronoun “her” used in this sentence?
I am reading "The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde" and there is this sentence "It was a wild, cold, seasonable night of March, with a pale moon, lying on her back as though the wind had tilted her, " When I've read it my first thought was "Why her". I am confused
2012년 9월 14일 오후 7:06
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The moon is often considered to be female. This is the way people write about the moon in a poetic way. The sun however is considered to be a male.
John
2012년 9월 14일
To my knowledge this dates back to grammar rules in old English. The generalization that I made for myself is this one: whatever that bears something can be referred as a female entity in English literature like she/her for bus or ship. In your sentence night is something that bears mysteries and things in itself, when it comes to descriptive language of literature you can say she/her, if not you can say it. Like the one I did earlier in my answer
2012년 9월 14일
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