There is a huge elephant in a living room. A man is reading the paper. A woman is talking to him.
There is a huge elephant in a family room.
Why is there an elephant in a house?
Why can't you just wear a button, like most people?
scene: living room description: There is a huge elephant in a living room. A man is reading the paper. A woman is talking to him. uncanny: There is a huge elephant in a family room. entities: Elephant_in_the_room, Avoidance_coping. caption: Why can't you just wear a button, like most people?
Elephants are the symbol of the republican party. People might support a political party by wearing a pin or a button depicting the party's mascot, in this case, an elephant button. But here, the man shows his support by housing and caring for a literal elephant, which the wife is unhappy about because doing so is a lot of work and sacrifice and is interrupting their lives.