Question

What is Nick describing in this passage "The very phrases were worn so threadbare that they evoked no image except that of a turbaned character leaking sawdust at every pore as he pursued a tiger through the Bois de Boulogne"

Answer 1

Nick is describing a chaotic and surreal scene in which certain phrases lose their meaning.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this passage, Nick is describing a chaotic and surreal scene in which certain phrases have become so overused that they lose their meaning. The phrase 'turbaned character leaking sawdust at every pore as he pursued a tiger through the Bois de Boulogne' is an example of how these worn-out phrases no longer evoke any vivid image in the reader's mind.