Key Conflicts and Relationships (VCE SSCE English): Flashcards
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Central conflict in the novella
Central conflict in the novella
Rigid honour codes vs individual agency
Vicario brothers' contradictory behaviour pattern
Vicario brothers' contradictory behaviour pattern
Publicly announce murder, hoping someone will stop them
What corrupts Angela & Bayardo's relationship?
What corrupts Angela & Bayardo's relationship?
Rigid virginity expectations & purity myths
Angela's realisation about Bayardo after he left
Angela's realisation about Bayardo after he left
I realised I loved him... only when he left
How does Santiago die?
How does Santiago die?
Relational betrayal - community fails to warn despite knowing
Pura Vicario's teaching to Angela
Pura Vicario's teaching to Angela
Any man will be happy with you... as long as you're innocent
Plácida Linero's fatal action
Plácida Linero's fatal action
Locks gate thinking Santiago is inside, trapping him out
Gender dynamics: male vs female sphere
Gender dynamics: male vs female sphere
Men act publicly & directly; women know privately & indirectly
Communal complicity meaning
Communal complicity meaning
Everyone knew of murder threat yet collective inaction allowed it
Purpose of non-linear narrative structure
Purpose of non-linear narrative structure
Mirrors fractured nature of memory and truth