aic quotes eric

Question 1

i wasn’t in love…

Answer 1

i wasn’t in love with her or anything but she was a good sport

gender equality

Question 2

analyse: i wasn’t in love with her or anything but she was a good sport

Answer 2

-he exploited her
-used her just for sex
-she may have been scared and forced into it
-she had no authority compared to him so felt she had to allow him

Question 3

i was in that state…

Answer 3

i was in that state where a chap easily turns nasty

responsibility/ guilt

Question 4

analyse: i was in that state where a chap easily turns nasty

Answer 4

-he was drunk
-got aggressive and scared her
-this is common for him to be in this state
-‘state’ shows he knows its bad
-he’s looking back with regret

Question 5

you’re beginning to pretend…

Answer 5

you’re beginning to pretend now that nothing’s really happened at all. and i can’t see it like that. this girl’s still dead, isn’t she?

responsibility

Question 6

analyse: you’re beginning to pretend now that nothing’s really happened at all. and i can’t see it like that. this girl’s still dead, isn’t she?

Answer 6

-he’s accepted his blame
-trying to convince the others it is also wrong

Question 7

half shy…

Answer 7

half shy, half assertive

exposure

Question 8

analyse: half shy, half assertive

Answer 8

-opposites
-his two personalities
-foreshadows his drinking problem
-one personality for his family
-one personality when he is drunk

Question 9

you said yourself…

Answer 9

you said yourself she was a good worker

class

Question 10

analyse: you said yourself she was a good worker

Answer 10

-he doesnt agree with his fathers
-more moral values