Bold Girls-Commonality Quotes -"Self disillusion/Truth" Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

Quotes for Marie’s fantasised relation with her husband?

A

Scene 1;

  • SD - “ There is a small picture of the virgin on one wall, a large grainy blow-up photo of a smiling young man on the other “
  • M - “ Michael Donnelly was the only boy i’d ever wanted “
  • M - “ Michael brought me here and the rain stopped; it even looked like the sun had came out”
  • D - “ your daddy was a good man and a brave man and he did the best he could”
  • M - “ Michael would tell me over and over till he’d made a song out of that “

Scene 4;

  • D - “ we cared for each other! We were honest with each other! “
  • D - “ But if there was any truth in them Michael would’ve told me himself “
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Quotes for Cassie’s refusal to believe the truth about her father?

A

Scene 1;

• M - “ Oh my daddy was a lovely man. gentle. “
Scene 3;

• D - “ Poor Daddy”
Scene 4;

  • D - “ That hardly ever happened “
  • D - “ “Have you been upsetting Daddy again?” “
  • D - “ He never hit you that bad “
  • D - “ He was the gentlest man! The gentlest man if you’d just given him peace “
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Quotes for how Marie tries to escape/cope with the truth?

A

Marie - the truth of her relationship and where she lives:

  • Fantasises about relationship with Michael
  • She look to birds as something that can escape when they want, being quite maternal with her family, guests and the birds she feels a sense of purpose in life, almost like building a nest of her own in the hope that one day like the birds she will be able to escape the truth.
  • 1 - D -“ I was wanting out with my crumbs “
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Quotes for how Cassie tries to escape/cope with the truth?

A

Cassie - affair with Michael, and life of where she lives;

• Wants to leave the area
- 3 - D - “ I’m leaving “

• Uses sarcasm to deal with day to day life where she lives

  • ” I took a G.C.S.E. in identifying poisons “
  • ” I thought i would need my aqualung “
  • ” Heart like a Brillo pad “
  • ” She’s a flock of owls come in special “
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Quotes for how Nora tries to escape/cope with the truth?

A

Nora - tries to escape the truth of where she lives and what is going on round about her by domesticating;

1- “ Ahh! will you look at what those boots are doing to my Nasturtiums”

2-M- “ If this is hell it could do with a lick of paint “

2- “ Oh but my bamboo suite”

4- “ I’ll never find a colour like that again “

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Quotes for Deirdre’s truth?

A

Wants to find out about truth about her dad;
- Scene 4 - D - “ He was my daddy “

  • knife symbolise truth;
  • ” I need a knife. A wee blade of my own “
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly