Key Quotations (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Ruth's quote 'We're modelled from trash' shows what?
Ruth's quote 'We're modelled from trash' shows what?
Internalized shame about cloning & society's view of them as worthless
What does the term 'possible' mean in the novel?
What does the term 'possible' mean in the novel?
The clones' genetic originals; dehumanizing term for their sources
What does 'the gallery' symbolize?
What does 'the gallery' symbolize?
Students' desperate hope for meaning beyond their predetermined fate
Kathy: 'I won't lose my memories' - what does this show?
Kathy: 'I won't lose my memories' - what does this show?
Memory as emotional survival & resistance against the system
'Invisible rein' metaphor represents what about Ruth?
'Invisible rein' metaphor represents what about Ruth?
Ruth's subtle control over Kathy through emotional manipulation
What does Ruth confess: 'I kept you and Tommy apart'?
What does Ruth confess: 'I kept you and Tommy apart'?
Deliberate interference in their relationship due to jealousy
Miss Lucy: 'You've been told and not told' means what?
Miss Lucy: 'You've been told and not told' means what?
Manipulative education using deliberate ambiguity to control them
Miss Lucy: 'If you're going to have decent lives...' belief?
Miss Lucy: 'If you're going to have decent lives...' belief?
Truth is necessary for growth; knowledge needed for dignity
How does memory serve the characters?
How does memory serve the characters?
As both comfort & torment; a form of agency & resistance
Madame's 'Poor creatures. What did we do?' shows what?
Madame's 'Poor creatures. What did we do?' shows what?
Moral recognition, guilt & belated awareness of their humanity
Why was Madame crying because of them?
Why was Madame crying because of them?
Their music proved their emotional depth & artistic capacity
What is the novel's central concern?
What is the novel's central concern?
Who we are & where we come from; identity & self-worth questions
'Keep the originals' language reveals what?
'Keep the originals' language reveals what?
Objectification; treating people as stored inventory not humans
Tommy's artistic efforts represent what?
Tommy's artistic efforts represent what?
Desire for recognition, approval & proving his worth/humanity