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Cone Gatherers Flashcards

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“Hated those cones, which…

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…kept them prisoner in the wood just as the snare held the rabbit” - Neil

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“An icy…

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…sweat of hatred” - Duror

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“His stronghold…

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…and sanctuary” - How Duror sees the wood

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“Fortify his…

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…sanity and hope”

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Duror had “been repelled by…

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…anything living that had an imperfection or deformity or lack”

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“Duror was alone…

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…in his obsession”

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“Durors voice was as stripped…

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…of emotion as a winter tree”

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Calum “became like an animal…

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…in danger with no way to escape”

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Calum was “like a dog…

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…in the presence of someone who has been cruel to it”

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“Suddenly it was as if the burden…

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…of misery was lifted from him” - Duror after he thinks Peggy is dead

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“Calum flung himself…

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…upon the deer, clasped it round the neck, and tried to comfort it”

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“We’re human beings…

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…just like them” - Neil’s view on the class divide - strong dislike

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“For many years his life had been stunted…

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…misshapen, obscene and hideous and this misbegotten creature was its personification” - Duror. Calum is the ‘misbegotten creature’

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“A destruction…

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…an agony, a crucifixion” - How Duror wants to get rid of Calum

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“Human beings are more…

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…important than dogs”

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“Walking away among the pine trees…

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…with so infinite a desolation in his every step” - Duror after killing Calum and before committing suicide

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“Though he smiled…

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…he was dead” - Calum

18
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“She could not pray…

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…but she could weep; and as she wept pity and purified hope and joy welled up in her heart” - Lady Runcie-Campbell

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“Feebleminded…

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…hunchback” - Durors description of Calum

20
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“But now the wood was…

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…invaded and defiled” - Duror thinks this about the wood when Calum and Neil are in it

21
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“Every minute had been a…

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…purgatory of humiliation”

22
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Describe the opening scene

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"much sunshine"
"Homely" 
"Branches as comfortable as chairs" 
"Blue sky" 
"A destroyer had steamed seawards"
23
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“In the mood for…

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…murder, rape or suicide” - Durors mental state going downhill

24
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“He was as dependent on his brother as…

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…if he was blind” - Calum dependent on Neil

25
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“She’s a good woman really…

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…but she’s got a code to live by” - Tulloch

26
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“Overspreading tree of revulsion”

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Overspreading - overwhelm him and affect others

Revulsion - powerful word of disgust

27
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“He had waited…

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…over an hour to see them pass” - Duror

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“You told me yourself…

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…never to be quiet if I saw injustice being done” - Roderick

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What did Duror do to the deer?

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“Cut its throat savagely”

30
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“He was like a tree still straight, still showing green leaves, but underground death was creeping along the roots”

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Duror after getting stuck in tree

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Describe Durors appearance after the deer drive

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“Appearance of a drunk man”
“Unshaven”
Says he has had a bad night - because of Peggy

32
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Themes

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War
Nature
Religion
Class

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What does Duror represent?

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Evil

34
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What does Calum represent?

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Good, innocence

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What does Lady Runcie-Campbell represent?

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The struggle between maintaining social class or trying to live in Christian fashion, treating all with compassion as her judge father taught her

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What quotation is used to describe Calum’s position when he is dead?

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“Dangled in macabre gestures of supplication”

37
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“For a long time he dreaded this loss of control…

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…and now it was happening” - Duror

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