Key Quotations (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Speaker of: 'The marsh is all the family I got'
Speaker of: 'The marsh is all the family I got'
Kya
Marsh symbolises for Kya
Marsh symbolises for Kya
Nurturing relationship protecting her when humans fail
Historical swamp people described as
Historical swamp people described as
Mutinous sailors, castaways, debtors, fugitives
Jackson authorities' view of marsh people
Jackson authorities' view of marsh people
Prejudice & neglect; viewed as expendable rats
Minister's wife comment shows
Minister's wife comment shows
Harsh judgement & discrimination Kya faces
Chase viewed relationship with Kya as
Chase viewed relationship with Kya as
'Slummin''; saw her beneath him
Kya's shift after Chase's attack
Kya's shift after Chase's attack
From isolation to fear
Kya's resolution after attack
Kya's resolution after attack
Not to live in fear; take control of her life
What kept Kya behind the oak tree
What kept Kya behind the oak tree
Power of societal labels & prejudice ('marsh trash')
Kya & Jumpin' friendship shows
Kya & Jumpin' friendship shows
Racial tensions & divisions in 1950s-60s South
Marsh's view of death symbolises
Marsh's view of death symbolises
Novel's moral ambiguity re: Chase's murder
Lifelong effect of prejudice on Kya
Lifelong effect of prejudice on Kya
Never fully healed from scorn & suspicion