Meaning of "cast into shadow"

[gargS]

Hey everyone ! I just wanted to know the meaning of the phrase "cast into shadow". The context is here -
"Curls muss his nearly black hair and cast his face into shadow."
The time here is night. But I guess that's irrelevant. Anyway, any help would be appreciated.

 

[JMurray]

not a teacher

"Curls muss his nearly black hair and cast his face into shadow."

His messy curls cause a shadow to fall across his face.

 

[gargS]

not a teacher

"Curls muss his nearly black hair and cast his face into shadow."

His messy curls cause a shadow to fall across his face.

I don't think so, considering it's night. Maybe it means that messy curly hair cast over his face into the the shadow of night. I don't know. You say.

 

[Raymott]

I don't think so, considering it's night. Maybe it means that messy curly hair cast over his face into the the shadow of night. I don't know. You say.

You said in your first post that the fact that it was night was not relevant. Now you're objecting to a reasonable interpretation on the grounds that it's night time.
Anyhow, "shadow" might be used metaphorically. His curls overshadow his facial features in some way.

 

[gargS]

You said in your first post that the fact that it was night was not relevant. Now you're objecting to a reasonable interpretation on the grounds that it's night time.
Anyhow, "shadow" might be used metaphorically. His curls overshadow his facial features in some way.

Hmmm...I agree. Thanks !

 

[MikeNewYork]

I don't think so, considering it's night. Maybe it means that messy curly hair cast over his face into the the shadow of night. I don't know. You say.

One can have shadows at night if there is a light on.