Metaphor

On page 171, I came across a metaphor. " The others twisted themselves like cork-screws."During this part of the novel, the bull-fights were going on. "Others" refers to the other matadors beside Romero. Romero was the best matador. He did not make any contortions to stray away from the bull. He was just that good. However, the others were afraid of being hit. So, they moved there bodies in different ways to keep away from the oncoming bull. Cork screws are very winding. They move in all directions. The author compared them to these by means of how they could not stand still. Reading further on, we come to know that they did these movements to give a "fake look of danger".