The turkey is the feast's centerpiece and folly's byword — strutting proud, destined for the table. It names the harvest celebration and the question of who is being fattened for whose feast.
Positive Resonance
The feast's abundance, the gathering's centerpiece
Shadow Aspect
Fattened for another's table, pride before the holiday
Nuances
The strutting tom: display before the season
Turkey on the table: the gathering's abundance centered