cautionary tale

Noun

Meaning

cautionary tale (plural cautionary tales)

A story, originally told in folklore, to warn its audience of a certain danger.

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It's a difficult undertaking. I've been married for four years and I see this movie as a cautionary tale about people who've gone deeply out of communication. Mark Ruffalo

The Miguel Syjuco character is not me. I wanted him to represent my own fears and frustrations and guilt, my own worst tendencies and my optimistic expectations. He's a cautionary tale for me. But he's also an examination of the darkest things that haunt me as a person. Miguel Syjuco

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