Key Quotations (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Love Laws definition
Love Laws definition
Unwritten rules governing who can love whom based on caste/class
Why Roy capitalises 'Love Laws'
Why Roy capitalises 'Love Laws'
Elevates restrictions to official legislation status
Loved Velutha before knowing caste - significance
Loved Velutha before knowing caste - significance
Shows desire exists before social categorisation
'Things can change in a day' - technique
'Things can change in a day' - technique
Proleptic (flash-forward)
'Bleached bones' metaphor type
'Bleached bones' metaphor type
Archaeological - narrative built from fragments
Meaning of 'invidious'
Meaning of 'invidious'
Causing resentment through unfair discrimination
'Hurt people love you less' - what it shows
'Hurt people love you less' - what it shows
Emotional erosion quantified in mathematical terms
'Adore conquerors, despise ourselves' - exposes
'Adore conquerors, despise ourselves' - exposes
Stockholm syndrome of colonised peoples
'Change vs acceptance' quote - Rahel's stance
'Change vs acceptance' quote - Rahel's stance
Resistance to Nehruvian assimilation/postcolonial rejection
Why twins focus on Small Things not Big Things
Why twins focus on Small Things not Big Things
Coping mechanism for trauma; refuge from overwhelming violence