Analysis: Part 1 (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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Narrative perspective in Andrina
Narrative perspective in Andrina
First-person, Captain Bill Torvald
Bill's status in Seleskay community
Bill's status in Seleskay community
Isolated, few connections after 50 years away
Number of structural sections in story
Number of structural sections in story
Three sections marked by asterisks
Double meaning of 'ministrations'
Double meaning of 'ministrations'
Practical care and spiritual/religious care of soul
Time of day Andrina is associated with
Time of day Andrina is associated with
Twilight and shadows - foreshadows ghostly nature
Simile for Bill's breathing difficulty
Simile for Bill's breathing difficulty
'Gasping like a fish out of water'
Bell-buoy comparison significance
Bell-buoy comparison significance
Andrina's words guide Bill like bell-buoy guides ships in fog
What gramophone simile describes
What gramophone simile describes
Repetitive, painful replaying of Bill's past memories
Irony in 'ghosts had been awakened'
Irony in 'ghosts had been awakened'
Meant metaphorically but Andrina is literally a ghost
Final revelation about Andrina
Final revelation about Andrina
She is Bill's granddaughter, visiting as a spirit/ghost