What is the meaning of "the iron has entered my soul?"?

Question

What is the meaning of "the iron has entered my soul?"?

Answer 1

"The iron has entered my soul," means that you have steeled yourself to one decision and nothing can make you change your mind. If I remember correctly, this is from where Anne tells Marilla that's she's not going to school any more: she meant that she was firmly resolved and that she couldn't be persuaded to go back.



The word "iron" is used in this metaphor because iron is something which is very strong and unbending, so the person cannot be "bent," or persuaded away, from their decision.





Note:

Emster is right; I just looked it up. Anne used this expression when she was telling Diana she would never forgive Gilbert. My mistake. Still means the same thing though :)

Answer 2

Iron In The Soul

Answer 3

In literary terms, this is a metaphor. Without seeing a longer quote we can only see part of the meaning, but the "iron" seems to refer to courage or resolve, but one cannot rule out pigheadedness either. "the iron has entered my soul." Either the author has found courage or resolve to face a difficult situation, or the author has made a decision that they are determined not to change. Seeing it out of context makes it difficult to nail down precisely.

Answer 4

Actually, Anne says this after Gilbert has called her "carrots" and she refuses to ever speak to him again.

Answer 5

it means you are a hard person to get along with.