Beautiful and THT Flashcards
What are the comparisons?
Set roles within society.
Marilyn and Moira never truly free.
Even in suffering women are not credited in history.
Set roles within Society FG quote
‘Local girl, girl next door’
‘Act like a fucking princess’
Set roles within Society THT quote
‘Two legged wombs’
Marilyn is not free quote
‘She couldn’t die when she died’
‘Pubic hair’
Moira is not free quote
No longer has her ‘heroism’
Even in suffering women can’t rest FG quote
‘History’s stinking breath in her face’
Even in suffering women can’t rest THT quote
‘We must be grateful for any crumbs the Goddess of history has designed to vouchsafe us’
‘Piexto’s prissy academic jokes and the laughter they elicit from the audience provides evidence sexist attitudes still exist’ Who said it?
Ketter
What did Tisha say?
‘Duffy gives voice to the voiceless’
‘History’s stinking breath in her face’ What technique?
Personification of history
‘History’s stinking breath in her face’ Meaning
Highlights how the world capitalises on female image.
Finality acres how this is a global female experience.
‘We must be grateful for any crumbs the Goddess of history has designed to vouchsafe us’ Technique
Irony
‘We must be grateful for any crumbs the Goddess of history has designed to vouchsafe us’ Meaning
Piexto fails to understand Offred’s testimony and has no interest in her as an individual. Frustrated with the lack of male mention.
