(ROOT (SBARQ (WHNP (WP What)) (SQ (VBP are) (NP (NNS pillows)) (ADVP (RB really)) (VP (VBN stuffed) (PP (IN with))) (. ?) (ADVP (RB Not) (RB physically)) (, ,) (CC but) (ADVP (RB symbolically)) (. ?) (S (NP (DT The) (NN question)) (VP (VBD occurred) (PP (IN to) (NP (PRP me))) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS photos)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NML (NML (NN news)) (CC and) (NML (JJ social) (NNS media))))) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS 50cities)) (PP (IN around) (NP (DT the) (NN world)))))) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBD staged) (NP (NP (JJ public) (NNS celebrations)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NNP International) (NML (NNP Pillow) (NNP Fight)) (NNP Day)))))))))))) (. .)))
What are pillows really stuffed with? Not physically, but symbolically? The question occurred to me with the photos in the news and social media from the 50cities around the world that staged public celebrations for International Pillow Fight Day.
obl
PronType=Int
what
What
PRON
WP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
nsubj:pass
Number=Plur
pillow
pillows
NOUN
NNS
advmod
really
really
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
stuff
stuffed
VERB
VBN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
advmod
not
Not
PART
RB
advmod
physically
physically
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
advmod
symbolically
symbolically
ADV
RB
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
question
question
NOUN
NN
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
occur
occurred
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
me
PRON
PRP
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
photo
photos
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
news
news
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
social
social
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Plur
media
media
NOUN
NNS
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
50city
50cities
NOUN
NNS
case
around
around
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
world
world
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
stage
staged
VERB
VBD
amod
Degree=Pos
public
public
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
celebration
celebrations
NOUN
NNS
case
for
for
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
International
International
ADJ
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Pillow
Pillow
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
fight
Fight
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Day
Day
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (ADJP (JJ Armed) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (NN nothing)) (ADJP (ADJP (JJR more)) (PP (IN than) (NP (JJ bring-our-own) (JJ sacrificial) (NNS cushions)))))))) (, ,) (NP (NNS strangers)) (VP (VBD struck) (ADVP (RB heavily)) (NP (DT each) (JJ other)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (JJ playful) (NN feather)) (PP (IN from) (NP (NNP Amsterdam))) (PP (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (NNP Atlanta)) (, ,) (NP (NNP Warsaw)))) (PP (IN to) (NP (NNP Washington) (NNP DC))))))) (. .)))
Armed with nothing more than bring-our-own sacrificial cushions, strangers struck heavily each other in playful feather from Amsterdam to Atlanta, Warsaw to Washington DC.
advcl
Degree=Pos
armed
Armed
ADJ
JJ
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing|PronType=Neg
nothing
nothing
PRON
NN
amod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADJ
JJR
case
than
than
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
bring-our-own
bring-our-own
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
sacrificial
sacrificial
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
cushion
cushions
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Plur
stranger
strangers
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
strike
struck
VERB
VBD
advmod
heavily
heavily
ADV
RB
obj
ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp
each
each
DET
DT
fixed
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
playful
playful
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
feather
feather
NOUN
NN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
PROPN
NNP
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Atlanta
Atlanta
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Warsaw
Warsaw
PROPN
NNP
case
to
to
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Washington
Washington
PROPN
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
DC
DC
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (SBARQ (CC But) (WHADVP (WRB why)) (. ?) (SQ (VBZ Is) (NP (EX there)) (NP (NP (NP (NN anything)) (NP (JJR more))) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT this) (JJ delightful) (NN celebration))))) (. ?)))
But why? Is there anything more to this delightful celebration?
cc
but
But
CCONJ
CC
advmod
PronType=Int
why
why
ADV
WRB
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
Is
VERB
VBZ
expl
there
there
PRON
EX
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
anything
anything
PRON
NN
amod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADJ
JJR
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
delightful
delightful
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
celebration
celebration
NOUN
NN
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (PP (IN As) (NP (DT a) (JJ cultural) (NN sign))) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NN pillow)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (RB deceptively) (JJ soft))) (. .)))
As a cultural sign, the pillow is deceptively soft.
case
as
As
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
cultural
cultural
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
sign
sign
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
pillow
pillow
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
deceptively
deceptively
ADV
RB
root
Degree=Pos
soft
soft
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN Since) (NP (ADVP (IN at) (JJS least)) (DT the) (JJ 16th) (NN Century))) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (JJ humble) (NN pillow)) (VP (VBZ has) (VP (VBN been) (VP (VBN given) (NP (JJ unexpected) (NNS meanings))))) (. .)))
Since at least the 16th Century, the humble pillow has been given unexpected meanings.
case
since
Since
ADP
IN
case
ExtPos=ADV
at
at
ADP
IN
nmod
Degree=Sup
least
least
ADJ
JJS
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
16th
16th
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
century
Century
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
humble
humble
ADJ
JJ
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
pillow
pillow
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
AUX
VBZ
aux:pass
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
give
given
VERB
VBN
amod
Degree=Pos
unexpected
unexpected
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
meaning
meanings
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NP (NP (NP (DT The) (JJ Chinese) (NN playwright)) (NP (NNP Tang) (NNP Xianzu))) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (VP (VBZ tells) (NP (DT a) (JJ famous) (NN story)) (PP (IN about) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ wise) (NN man)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (VP (VP (VBZ meets) (NP (DT a) (JJ depressed) (JJ young) (NN scholar)) (PP (IN at) (NP (DT an) (NN inn)))) (CC and) (VP (VBZ offers) (NP (PRP him)) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN magic) (NN pillow)) (VP (VBN filled) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (DT the) (ADJP (RBS most) (JJ vivid)) (NNS dreams)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT a) (ADJP (RB seemingly) (RBR more) (JJ fulfilling)) (NN life)))))))))))))))) (. .)))
The Chinese playwright Tang Xianzu who tells a famous story about a wise man who meets a depressed young scholar at an inn and offers him a magic pillow filled with the most vivid dreams of a seemingly more fulfilling life.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Chinese
Chinese
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
playwright
playwright
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Tang
Tang
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Xianzu
Xianzu
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
tell
tells
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
famous
famous
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
story
story
NOUN
NN
case
about
about
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
wise
wise
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
man
man
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
meet
meets
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
depressed
depressed
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
young
young
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
scholar
scholar
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
inn
inn
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
offer
offers
VERB
VBZ
iobj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
magic
magic
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
pillow
pillow
NOUN
NN
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
fill
filled
VERB
VBN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
advmod
Degree=Sup
most
most
ADV
RBS
amod
Degree=Pos
vivid
vivid
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
dream
dreams
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
advmod
seemingly
seemingly
ADV
RB
advmod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADV
RBR
amod
Degree=Pos
fulfil
fulfilling
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
life
life
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When)) (S (NP (DT the) (JJ young) (NN man)) (VP (VBZ awakens) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB discover) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP$ his) (JJ happy) (JJ 50-year) (NN dream)) (VP (VBZ has) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN fact))) (VP (VB come) (CC and) (VBN gone) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ short) (NN space)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT an) (NN afternoon) (POS 's)) (NN nap))))))))))))))) (, ,) (NP (NP (PRP$ our) (NN impression)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN pillow) (POS 's)) (NN power)))) (VP (VBZ shifts) (PP (IN from) (NP (NN wonder))) (PP (IN to) (NP (NN terror)))) (. .)))
When the young man awakens to discover that his happy 50-year dream has in fact come and gone in the short space of an afternoon's nap, our impression of the pillow's power shifts from wonder to terror.
advmod
PronType=Int
when
When
ADV
WRB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
young
young
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
man
man
NOUN
NN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
awaken
awakens
VERB
VBZ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
discover
discover
VERB
VB
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
happy
happy
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
50-year
50-year
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
dream
dream
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
AUX
VBZ
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
fact
fact
NOUN
NN
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
come
come
VERB
VB
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
go
gone
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
short
short
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
space
space
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
afternoon
afternoon
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
nap
nap
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
our
our
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
impression
impression
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
pillow
pillow
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
power
power
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
shift
shifts
VERB
VBZ
case
from
from
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
wonder
wonder
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
terror
terror
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Subsequent) (NNS writers)) (VP (VBP have) (ADVP (RB likewise)) (VP (VBN seized) (PP (IN upon) (NP (DT the) (NN pillow))))) (. .)))
Subsequent writers have likewise seized upon the pillow.
amod
Degree=Pos
subsequent
Subsequent
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
writer
writers
NOUN
NNS
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
AUX
VBP
advmod
likewise
likewise
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
seize
seized
VERB
VBN
case
upon
upon
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
pillow
pillow
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When)) (S (NP (NP (DT the) (NML (JJ 19th-Century) (JJ English)) (NN novelist)) (NNP Charlotte) (NNP Brontë)) (ADVP (RB poetically)) (VP (VBD observed) (`` ``) (S (NP (DT a) (JJ ruffled) (NN mind)) (VP (VBZ makes) (NP (DT a) (JJ restless) (NN pillow)))) ('' '')))) (, ,) (S (NP (PRP she)) (VP (VBD did) (RB n't) (ADVP (RB just)) (VP (VB change) (NP (NP (DT the) (VBN expected) (NN order)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NNS adjectives) (CC and) (NNS nouns))))))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (ADVP (RB instead)) (NP (PRP she)) (VP (VBD made) (S (NP (NP (PRP it))) (ADJP (JJ unclear)) (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS boundaries)) (PP (IN between) (NP (NP (NP (NN mind)) (CC and) (NP (JJ matter-the) (NN thing))) (VP (VBG resting))))) (CC and) (S (NP (DT the) (NN thing)) (VP (VBD rested) (PP (IN upon)))))))) (. .)))
When the 19th-Century English novelist Charlotte Brontë poetically observed "a ruffled mind makes a restless pillow", she didn't just change the expected order of the adjectives and nouns, but instead she made it unclear the boundaries between mind and matter-the thing resting and the thing rested upon.
advmod
PronType=Int
when
When
ADV
WRB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
19th-century
19th-Century
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
English
English
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
novelist
novelist
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Charlotte
Charlotte
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Brontë
Brontë
PROPN
NNP
advmod
poetically
poetically
ADV
RB
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
observe
observed
VERB
VBD
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
ruffled
ruffled
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
mind
mind
NOUN
NN
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
make
makes
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
restless
restless
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
pillow
pillow
NOUN
NN
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
do
did
AUX
VBD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
advmod
just
just
ADV
RB
root
VerbForm=Inf
change
change
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
expect
expected
VERB
VBN
obj
Number=Sing
order
order
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
adjective
adjectives
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
noun
nouns
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
advmod
instead
instead
ADV
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
make
made
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
xcomp
Degree=Pos
unclear
unclear
ADJ
JJ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Plur
boundary
boundaries
NOUN
NNS
case
between
between
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
mind
mind
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
matter-the
matter-the
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
thing
thing
NOUN
NN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
rest
resting
VERB
VBG
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
thing
thing
NOUN
NN
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
rest
rested
VERB
VBD
obl
upon
upon
ADP
IN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBZ 's) (NP (DT a) (NN trick)) (SBAR (ADVP (RB perhaps)) (S (NP (NNP Brontë)) (VP (VBD learned) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP Renaissance) (NN philosopher)) (NP (NNP Montaigne))) (, ,) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (ADVP (RB once)) (VP (VBD insisted) (NP (DT that))))))))))) (. .)))
It's a trick perhaps Brontë learned from the Renaissance philosopher Montaigne, who once insisted that.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
's
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
trick
trick
NOUN
NN
advmod
perhaps
perhaps
ADV
RB
nsubj
Number=Sing
Brontë
Brontë
PROPN
NNP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
learn
learned
VERB
VBD
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Renaissance
Renaissance
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
philosopher
philosopher
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Montaigne
Montaigne
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
advmod
NumType=Mult
once
once
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
insist
insisted
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
PRON
DT
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN On) (NP (NP (NNP Montaigne) (POS 's)) (NN thinking) (, ,) (NN intelligence) (CC and) (NN happiness))) (VP (VBP confront) (NP (DT each) (JJ other)) (ADVP (RB forever)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT a) (NN pillow) (NN fight) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (NP (RB only) (PRP one)) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB win)))))))) (. .)))
On Montaigne's thinking, intelligence and happiness confront each other forever in a pillow fight that only one can win.
case
on
On
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Montaigne
Montaigne
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
thinking
thinking
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
intelligence
intelligence
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
happiness
happiness
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
confront
confront
VERB
VBP
obj
ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp
each
each
DET
DT
fixed
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
advmod
forever
forever
ADV
RB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
pillow
pillow
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
fight
fight
NOUN
NN
obj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
advmod
only
only
ADV
RB
nsubj
Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
one
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PRON
PRP
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VerbForm=Fin
can
can
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MD
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VerbForm=Inf
win
win
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VB
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(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (PP (IN With) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS words)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNP Tang) (, ,) (NNP Brontë) (, ,) (CC and) (NNP Montaigne))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP we)) (VP (MD can) (ADVP (RB perhaps)) (ADVP (RBR more) (RB easily)) (VP (VB measure) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN attraction)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (JJ global) (NN pillow) (NN fight)))))) (. .)))
With the words of Tang, Brontë, and Montaigne, we can perhaps more easily measure the attraction of the global pillow fight.
case
with
With
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
word
words
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Tang
Tang
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Brontë
Brontë
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Montaigne
Montaigne
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
can
AUX
MD
advmod
perhaps
perhaps
ADV
RB
advmod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADV
RBR
advmod
easily
easily
ADV
RB
root
VerbForm=Inf
measure
measure
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
attraction
attraction
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
global
global
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
pillow
pillow
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
fight
fight
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN Like) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN ritual)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN release))))) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (JJ annual) (JJ international) (NN pillow) (NN fight)) (VP (VBZ amounts) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (NP (DT a) (NN kind)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN cleansing)))) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN brushing) (IN off)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ daily) (NNS worries)))) (: :) (NP (NP (DT an) (NN emptying)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN world) (POS 's)) (JJ collective) (NN mind))))))) (. .)))
Like a ritual of release, the annual international pillow fight amounts to a kind of cleansing, a brushing off of daily worries: an emptying of the world's collective mind.
case
like
Like
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
ritual
ritual
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
release
release
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
annual
annual
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
international
international
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
pillow
pillow
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
fight
fight
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
amount
amounts
VERB
VBZ
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
kind
kind
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
cleanse
cleansing
NOUN
NN
punct
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,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
brushing
brushing
NOUN
NN
case
off
off
ADP
IN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
daily
daily
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
worry
worries
NOUN
NNS
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
empty
emptying
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
world
world
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
collective
collective
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
mind
mind
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (RB Rather) (IN than) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN launch-pad)) (PP (IN for) (NP (JJ weightless) (NN rest))))) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NN pillow)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (NP (DT a) (NN symbol)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ heavy) (NN thought)))) (: :) (NP (NP (DT an) (NN anchor)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBZ drags) (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NN world) (POS 's)) (NN soul) (NN down-one)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (MD must) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN lightened))))))))))))) (. .)))
Rather than a launch-pad for weightless rest, the pillow is a symbol of heavy thought: an anchor that drags the world's soul down-one that must be lightened.
case
rather
Rather
ADV
RB
fixed
than
than
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
launch-pad
launch-pad
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
weightless
weightless
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
rest
rest
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
pillow
pillow
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
symbol
symbol
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
heavy
heavy
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
thought
thought
NOUN
NN
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
anchor
anchor
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
drag
drags
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
world
world
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
compound
Number=Sing
soul
soul
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
down-one
down-one
NOUN
NN
nsubj:pass
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
aux
VerbForm=Fin
must
must
AUX
MD
aux:pass
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
lighten
lightened
VERB
VBN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
What are pillows really stuffed with? Not physically, but symbolically? The question occurred to me with the photos in the news and social media from the 50cities around the world that staged public celebrations for International Pillow Fight Day. Armed with nothing more than bring-our-own sacrificial cushions, strangers struck heavily each other in playful feather from Amsterdam to Atlanta, Warsaw to Washington DC. But why? Is there anything more to this delightful celebration?  As a cultural sign, the pillow is deceptively soft. Since at least the 16th Century, the humble pillow has been given unexpected meanings. The Chinese playwright Tang Xianzu who tells a famous story about a wise man who meets a depressed young scholar at an inn and offers him a magic pillow filled with the most vivid dreams of a seemingly more fulfilling life. When the young man awakens to discover that his happy 50-year dream has in fact come and gone in the short space of an afternoon's nap, our impression of the pillow's power shifts from wonder to terror.  Subsequent writers have likewise seized upon the pillow. When the 19th-Century English novelist Charlotte Brontë poetically observed "a ruffled mind makes a restless pillow", she didn't just change the expected order of the adjectives and nouns, but instead she made it unclear the boundaries between mind and matter-the thing resting and the thing rested upon.  It's a trick perhaps Brontë learned from the Renaissance philosopher Montaigne, who once insisted that. On Montaigne's thinking, intelligence and happiness confront each other forever in a pillow fight that only one can win.  With the words of Tang, Brontë, and Montaigne, we can perhaps more easily measure the attraction of the global pillow fight. Like a ritual of release, the annual international pillow fight amounts to a kind of cleansing, a brushing off of daily worries: an emptying of the world's collective mind. Rather than a launch-pad for weightless rest, the pillow is a symbol of heavy thought: an anchor that drags the world's soul down-one that must be lightened.