Aunt Julia themes Flashcards
1
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What are aunt Julia’s key themes
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Loss People Places Suffering Isolation Nature Human existence
2
Q
What are the links of suffering and pain of other poems and why
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- aunt Julia, Harsh existence and way of life
- Assisi, poverty, lack of empathy, shown with beggar
- basking shark, arrogance of mankind and lack of understanding of shark
- VH- death and dying
- Brooklyn cop- violence on streets
- hotel 12th violence of street
3
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What’s the link of people and places from aunt Julia to other poems
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- aunt Julia- aunt Julia and where she lives
- Assisi- beggar church and priest
- BShark- shark and sea
- VH- hospital and loved one
- Brooklyn cop- cop and NYC
- hotel, NYC
4
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Links from aunt Julia to other poems of loss
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- Aunt Julia- aunt and language of language
- Assisi- lack of compassion and empathy
- VH- Loved one and death
- basking shark- closeness with nature and natural order
- Brooklyn cop- loss of civilised behaviour and control and order
- hotel 12th- loss of humane
5
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What are links to aunt Julia and other poems from human existence
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Aunt Julia- modern progress, way of life
- Assisi- thought of humans
- basking shark- false human superiority
- VH- inevitability of death
- Brooklyn Cop- good vs evil
- hotel 12th floor- savagery mankind inherent evil
6
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What’s the link of aunt Julia to other poems for nature
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Aunt Julia- natural landscape and place
- Assisi- birds and people
- basking shark- human vs animal
- visiting hour, life and death
- Brooklyn cop- human nature and violence
7
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What’s the links of aunt Julia to other poems for isolation
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- aunt julia- physical barrier and isolation language barrier
- Assisi- beggar
- basking shark- isolation of speaker
- visiting hour- speaker in hospital
- Brooklyn cop- cop vs society
- hotel- speaker vs NYC
