Chinese Cinderella Flashcards
Throbbed like a persistent toothache
Simile, immense, pain and inescapable. Lexical choice of persistent = constant and chronic anxiety. Dread and ongoing suffering. contrast something fun like leaving school to something agonising
Full of foreboding
Fricative, alliteration, deeply, unhappy, and fearful. Feelings of unsettlement. Only time she speaks to family is when there’s bad news.
Who died this time?
Connection to negativity. Rhetorical question = grief and turmoil only time families together is time of sadness and depression. “ died“ = fear and discomfort
Why are you taking me home?
Rhetorical question = panic and fear. one sentence. Paragraph reveals the panic in her mind and leads to loss of thoughts.
How Should I know, he answered defensively?
Direct speech, lack of respect, fathers traits are expressed through drivers personality
Driver “replied rudely”
Lexical choice of “rudely” = dismissiveness and shows the driver is taking advantage over age gap. Status within family, alliteration, and direct speech shows drivers contempt towards her
Holy of holies
Illusion to old Testament of God. Dad is dominant force. hierarchy. Godlike imagery, detachment from father who is authoritative.
“Timidly” and “overwhelmed”
Emotion implies fear. Distrust in Father. Instinctively scared and anxious. Emotional distance.
Trick me?
Distrust, rhetorical question shows little faith in father. Fearful and defensive around family.
