Both Uses of
elusive
in
The Things They Carried
- More than anything, he wanted Martha to love him as he loved her, but the letters were mostly chatty, elusive on the matter of love.
Chpt 1 *elusive = hard to find (difficult to get a hold of)
- Bent forward at the waist, groping with both hands, he seemed to be chasing some creature just beyond reach, something elusive, a fish or a frog.†
Chpt 17
Definition:
difficult to get a hold of
(mentally such as a memory or description; or externally such as an achievement or physical capture)
(mentally such as a memory or description; or externally such as an achievement or physical capture)