characterisation of fearless Flashcards
“very wee man”
small physically and emotionally
“greasy gaberdine coat”
has negative connotations of unhygienic- suggests he doesn’t take care after himself
yellow knuckles, like stained teeth
simile- suggests damage from alcohol and smoking- bruising from fights
“permanent fists”
he is always angry and ready to fight- suggests that he is unpredictable and aggressive.
thick as bottoms of milk bottles
simile-suggests his vision is bad
gammy leg
injured/damaged- drags behind him suggests damage from fights
terrible specks
poor quality of glasses shows poverty
one lens patched with eroplast
suggests poverty
fearless wouldn’t let you
short sentence- he is self conscious,control, his power, aggression.
curtains always shut
suggests that he is private- wants to be hidden
scrabbling
paranoid, hectic and stumbling
“there was a general assumption he was a tramp”
no one know who he is- suggests he is homeless, isolated and dirty-society’s view
his wife left him”
he lives alone as no one wants to put up with him.
fearless limping away, clutching the ankle with his free hand
shows his shock and surprise, he is weak and defeated, he has no power
