Key Quotations (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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What does the gypsy woman's prophecy foreshadow about Jeanette?
What does the gypsy woman's prophecy foreshadow about Jeanette?
Her queer identity & non-conformity
How do evangelical converters make their message 'immediately relevant' to individuals?
How do evangelical converters make their message 'immediately relevant' to individuals?
By exploiting their fears & desires
What does the orange demon symbolise in the novel?
What does the orange demon symbolise in the novel?
Jeanette's authentic self & identity
How are demons recast in Winterson's novel?
How are demons recast in Winterson's novel?
As difficult rather than evil
What betrayal does Mother commit that represents the breaking point with Jeanette?
What betrayal does Mother commit that represents the breaking point with Jeanette?
Burning Jeanette's love letters
What is metafiction?
What is metafiction?
Fiction that comments on its own making
What does Jeanette miss about God after leaving the church?
What does Jeanette miss about God after leaving the church?
The company of someone utterly loyal
What does the quantum multiverse metaphor suggest about choices?
What does the quantum multiverse metaphor suggest about choices?
They create parallel lives not taken
Why can't people survive going back according to Winnet's fairy tale?
Why can't people survive going back according to Winnet's fairy tale?
Two realities claim them at once
What literary technique creates irony when young Jeanette fears sin before understanding it?
What literary technique creates irony when young Jeanette fears sin before understanding it?
Dramatic irony