As it Should be- Mahon Flashcards
‘we hunted the mad bastard through bog, moorland, rock, to the star lit west’
Readers struck immediately
Verb hunted-
Bastard making him seen crazy- bastard justification
Listed- enjoyed it remembers all details
‘and gunned him own in a blind yard’
Enjoyed it
‘let us hear no idle talk of the moon in the yellow river’
Metaphor- no idle talk- shutting down morality of what he is doing- definite in his thought
Moral philopsy- discussion of what is acceptable.
‘the air blows softer since his departure’
justification-
ludicrous even believes that nature applauds this action
‘since his tide burial during school hours’
Utter cruelty and disregard for human life
Clever ‘school hours’ shows his justification
‘kiddies have known no bad dreams’
Justifying threat
‘their cries echo lightly along the coast’
Free like the wind again
‘this is as it should be’
No one can disagree- given voice to fanatic
Monosyllabic
‘they will thank us for it’
Truly believe they are ding it for good
Certainty
Unsettling
‘to a world with method in it’
Nobody can challenge their view
This way of life and killing is how it is meant to be
Chilling
Is there inclusive language
yes there is constant inclusive language we hunted and our kiddies, they will thank us
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