Major Ideas and Human Experiences (HSC SSCE English Standard): Flashcards
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Author of 'Cold Enough for Snow'
Author of 'Cold Enough for Snow'
Jessica Au
Four main themes of the novella
Four main themes of the novella
Disconnection, memory, migration, acceptance
Central human experience in the novella
Central human experience in the novella
Emotional gap between narrator and her mother
Au's narrative technique for dialogue
Au's narrative technique for dialogue
Indirect speech/reporting (e.g., 'She said...')
How memory is presented
How memory is presented
Inherently unreliable and fragmented
The narrator's profession
The narrator's profession
Art curator
Mother's migration path
Mother's migration path
Rural China → HK factories → Australia
Metaphor describing migrant experience
Metaphor describing migrant experience
'Smoke through branches' - transient and elusive
How intergenerational trauma is transmitted
How intergenerational trauma is transmitted
Through stories NOT told; absence creates presence
'Tender persistence' meaning
'Tender persistence' meaning
Love persists gently without drama or resolution