BOAT Flashcards
quotes to describe boat
boat sitting beached in the marshes under the weak sun
it had once been painted sky blue but now looked white under the sky
paint cracking…crumbling away
quotes to describe setting around boat
ghostly dead trunks poking out the soil
quotes on clones in the marshlands
feet sinking beneath the tufts of grass
this is as far as we can go
what does ruth say to tommy and kathy at the end of the boat chapter
‘you’ve got to try’
analyse the boat sitting beached in the marshes under the weak sun
use of liminal setting reflects the clones’ state between life and death or their human/inhuman states - lack of clear belonging and identity in society
reflects inevitability of fate - eventually sinking
weak sun jxtp prev sun coming in ‘big shafts’ - gradual loss of hope for clones
analyse it had once been painted sky blue but now looked white under the sun
fading of clones hope and livelihoods
image of light = symbol exposes the true reality of the clones’ deteriorating states they had attempted to hide
analyse paint cracking…crumbling away
dynamic verbs reflect the continious and inevitable nature of the clones’ deterioriation and fates - fragile
analyse ghostly dead trunks poking out the soil
semantic field of decay and death = foreshadows clones own fates - barely clinging on to their dead and withering lives/hopes and becoming less significant
hollow image
analyse feet sinking beneath the tufts of grass / this is as far as we can go
repeated image of restrictions within nature - inevitability of fates as the clones foundations are unstable and fragile - lives = insignificant/disposable
tommy’s speech emph the acknowledgment of restriction and passive acceptance
analyse you’ve got to try
ruth’s direct speech and address reflects her final wish for t+k hope but also finalises her final decision to become a donor - loss of hope in chapter
