End of each novel quotes Flashcards
1
Q
Cuckoo’s Nest
A
- “I mashed the pillow into the face. I lay there on top of the body for what seemed like days. Until the thrashing stopped.”
- first person
- clarity
- destruction of McMurphy and hope
2
Q
Fight Club
A
- “People write to me in heaven and tell me I’m remembered. That I’m their hero. I’ll get better.”
- “We are not special. We are not crap either. We just are.”
- clarity
- realisation and epiphany
- certainty in tone and first person
3
Q
Cuckoo’s Nest pt 2
A
- “screaming when he grabbed for her and ripped her uniform all the way down from the front.” (after Bibbit dies)
- “head dented into the pillow, a swirl of red hair over a face milk white except for the heavy purple bruises around the eyes.”