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He lacks hair and has a nasty cough along with a very old style of hat. Pretty much hes not much to look at…

A coif is is a close fitting cap that covers the top, back, and sides of the head

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He brings up the cruel fact that all comedy is laughing at the expense of others. In this case his “disability” is so noticeable people are openly mocking him.

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Scoliosis is an abnormal curving of the spine. Your spine is your backbone. It runs straight down your back. Everyone’s spine naturally curves a tiny bit. But people with scoliosis have a spine that curves too much. The spine might look like the letter “C” or “S.”
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He is taking up this identity to symbolize how he stands out compared to other artists. To others he may seem dis-formed or may be grotesque

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Hes referring to his favorite sexual fetish of tying up other men and sexing them

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…and apparently isn’t doing a great job of it but it does have a shocking effect regardless of how unsettling it turned out.

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Referring to Bedlam Royal Hospital which was famous for housing people with leper and others with mental defects and showing them off as if they were in a zoo.

People could even pay money to throw stuff at them and harrass them.

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A lot of artists never get any critical recognition on a large scale until after their deaths. Poets like Francis do their best to paint a portrait of what life is to them but that image of life tends to get neglected until they lose that life and pass on.

One such poet would be Emily Dickinson

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He’s riding through thick traffic with little to no chance of escape.

Insufferable: Too extreme to bear; intolerable.

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This is simplicity and singleness of purpose/focus that are key here (highlighted by the 1-2-3).

Lucy focuses on one thing and sticks to to that thing. She lived a constant dream and never set goals or boundaries. It may seem monotonous to some, but for Lucy, she sees the nuance in every face, tree, etc, which makes each drawing a new and different experience. To her, it’s the farthest thing from monotony.

Besides, you can do some pretty amazing things with chalk…

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Having a crow’s beak = bringing bad luck.
Unmoored = is when a ship is not fastened to the dock.

He had bad luck and has nothing to hold him from falling to the deepest point of despair when that bad luck strikes. Its a cold, unforgiving world out there and one can easily get swept away by the tide.

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