Aunt Julia Flashcards
“Aunt Julia spoke Gaelic/ very loud and very fast. “
W.C
“Gaelic”
- she was different as Garlic is not a common language
“Loud”
- she appears to be an extrovert/ not shy
Repetition
“Very”
- shows she has a strong accent
“She wore men’s boots when she wore any. “
W.C
“Men’s boots”
-Shows that she is practical
“Wore any”
- shows she is a free spirit
- is hardy
- is likely to be poor
“Lain at night in the absolute darkness”
W.C
-despite the darkness and primitive accommodation, he feels safe and secure
No punctuation shows his excitement
Contrast
The threat of darkness is normally scary, but he feels safe
“She was buckets/ and water flouncing
He compares her to a serious of metaphors
Everything is to do with nature and things of home (clothing/ money)
- transferred epithet reflects her personality
W.C
“Flouncing”
-bubbly, happy, holy
Bubbly personality
“By the time I had learned/ a little, she lay/ silenced in the silenced in the absolute black “
Tone of regret/ sadness
He realised that it was too late by the time he had learnt his aunties language that he couldn’t communicate with her
“She lay/ silenced in the absolute black/ of a sandy grave/ at luskentyre.”
W.C
“Absolute black”
- connotations of dark and death
“Silenced”
- she finally is no longer talking (used to be v loud)
Negative connotations
She is buried on a beach on the island
-at peace with nature
“But I hear her still, welcome me/ with a seagull’s voice “
Challenging then nothingness of death
Metaphor
She was loud and spoke nonsense- the same as a bird- incomprehensible (connected to nature)
“Getting angry, getting angry”
Repetition
Both are getting angry
Aunt Julia- because he could not answer her questions
Him- Because he could not get to know her better
“With so many questions unanswered”
No full stop
- shows that they have unfinished business
- he could of answered her questions now that he knows her language
Tone of regret
