And randy Al, seeing he was being noticed, threw back his shoulders, and he came into the yard with a swaying strut like that of a rooster about to crow. Cockily, he walked close before he recognized Tom; and when he did, his boasting face changed, and admiration and veneration shone in his eyes, and his swagger fell away.
– John Steinbeck
The Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 8. Tom Joad’s younger brother Al is delighted to see Tom. Al obviously looks up to his older brother, his expression changes from cockiness and boastfulness to admiration and veneration at Tom’s homecoming. Steinbeck uses a simile to describe how Al initially struts like "a rooster about to crow."