How I Contemplated the World from the Detroit House of Correction and Began My Life Over Again What metaphors are used in How I Contemplated the World from the Detroit House of Correction and Began My Life Over Again by Joyce Carol Oates? Asked by bookragstutor on 20 Aug 04:18 Last updated by Jill W on 03 May 01:01
"Lighting out for the territory" is a metaphor for the struggle for selfdefinition in American fiction.