Characters (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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Technique creating sympathy for John
Technique creating sympathy for John
Pathos
What John's childish features reveal
What John's childish features reveal
His emotional immaturity
What the 'cold, dismal' weather symbolises
What the 'cold, dismal' weather symbolises
The unchanging, inhospitable mother-son relationship
Metaphor for mother's verbal attacks that stay embedded
Metaphor for mother's verbal attacks that stay embedded
Barbs quivering in his flesh
What the 'dark cave' metaphor represents
What the 'dark cave' metaphor represents
Both protection from rage and entrapment in darkness
John's key realisation about his mother's abuse
John's key realisation about his mother's abuse
She's breaking me up so I won't be good for anyone
What the open door symbolises at the end
What the open door symbolises at the end
Possibility John may find strength to leave
Meaning of rain as 'benediction'
Meaning of rain as 'benediction'
A blessing suggesting renewal and restoration
Animal imagery describing the mother
Animal imagery describing the mother
Bird/hen with sharp beak pecking
How the mother is characterised overall
How the mother is characterised overall
Without any sympathy or redeeming qualities