Bishop- In The Waiting Room Flashcards
1
Q
Bishop draws us into a narrative
A
‘I went with Aunt Consuelo’
2
Q
Bishop notices how the people in the waiting room are different to her
A
‘The waiting room was full of grown-up people’
3
Q
Bishop discoveries realities about the world she did not know before when she reads the National Geographic
A
‘Babies with pointed heads’ ‘Their breasts were horrifying’
4
Q
Bishop realises she is more similar to her Aunt than she liked
A
‘I was my foolish Aunt’
5
Q
Bishop falls into an exploration of identity and purpose of self
A
‘You are an Elizabeth, you are one of them’
6
Q
This insight overwhelms her making her feels like the room was
A
‘Sliding beneath a big black wave’