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read the source of the allusion. in english folktales, robin hood is a thief who robs the rich and gives the money to the poor. what is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below? people called the mayor robin hood for raising taxes on businesses to get money for schools. a person who takes money to help the needy a person who gets rich by stealing from others a person who commands or controls people
The original Robin Hood robs the rich to help the poor. In the sentence about the mayor, raising taxes on businesses (the rich - like entities in this context) to get money for schools (helping the needy - students in need of better educational resources) parallels Robin Hood's actions.
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a person who takes money to help the needy