Key Quotations (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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5 major themes in West's novel
5 major themes in West's novel
Memory, trauma, love, social class divisions, grief
Chris's wartime psychological condition
Chris's wartime psychological condition
Shell shock and amnesia
What 'This house is different' reveals about Chris
What 'This house is different' reveals about Chris
His psychological displacement after trauma
What Margaret's white dress symbolises
What Margaret's white dress symbolises
Purity, innocence, and natural grace
What crystal balls metaphor represents for Chris
What crystal balls metaphor represents for Chris
His divided consciousness between two women/worlds
Grief compared to in the novel
Grief compared to in the novel
A siege in a tropical city
What 'magic circles' represent
What 'magic circles' represent
Protected spaces of love destroyed by cruel reality
What 'repulsively furred' phrase reveals
What 'repulsively furred' phrase reveals
Deep-seated class prejudice and social judgement
Kitty's position in Chris's transformed world
Kitty's position in Chris's transformed world
Alienated outsider, excluded from emotional reality
Historical context influencing the novel
Historical context influencing the novel
Post-WWI Britain, shell shock newly recognised