English quotes Catcher/Ladybird Flashcards
“Mothers are all slightly insane.”
Hyperbole
By using the word “always”
When on the train from the Pency Academy to New York
he encountered a student’s mother. He hated the student
and gave her an alibi that he was a janitor. The mother didn’t
stop talking about her son.
“I don’t exactly know what I mean by that, but I mean it.”
Irony
Not understanding the sentence however still being sincere
“People are always ruining things for you.”
Hyperbole
Exaggerating it by using “always”
“All morons hate it when you call them a moron.”
Repetition
Repetition of “moron”
“I keep picturing all theses little kids playing in this
Field of rye… [and] I have to catch everybody if they
Start to go over the cliff”
symbolism
Stopping the kids from experiencing the trauma that comes with adulthood
“Call me lady bird”
Symbolism
when Ladybird mother calls her Christine she gets pissed and yell that phrase back at her.
“Nah, I’m from the wrong side of the tracks
Shot/reverse shot
Over the shoulder
“No. I’m from the wrong side of the tracks” (Lady Bird 14:23-44). While Danny first interprets this line as “a metaphor,” he later realizes that “there are actual train tracks” separating his side of town from hers (Lady Bird 28:38-46). The train tracks symbolize the class divide between Danny and Lady Bird; his family resides in the wealthier neighbourhood.
“my mom is always mad. It doesn’t matter if I get home late, she’d be mad at me anyway.”
Montage
The diegetic sound of the unseen frame and the non-diegetic sound of the music.
(23:50-24:08) we see a montage play as non diegetic sound of music fades in and the diegetic talk of Danny starts. When Ladybird says “my mom is always mad. It doesn’t matter if I get home late, she’d be mad at me anyway.” we can see the separationg she feel towards her family and her life. Trying to distance herself as much as possible from her family isolating herself and alienating herself from her family however still knowing how important they are as she states
“Yeh, well, she loves me alot.”
Shot/ reverse shot
(24:05-10) as she states. “Yeh, well, she loves me alot.” highlighting her knowledge of how important family is and even through their struggles she still realises that they are family and that she needs them.
“Your gay!”
Lady bird was in the door before coming out of it and hugging Danny.
(44:37-45:55) During this scene Lady bird takes out the rubbish at her new job when Danny shows up. Lady bird isolates herself by placing herself in the doorway only looking out to talk to Danny who was outside the building. Danny apologises before telling Ladybird that he was gay and that he was scared of people knowing. By the end of the scene Ladybird was hugging Danny as he cried.
Hyperbole
By using the word “always”
When on the train from the Pency Academy to New York
he encountered a student’s mother. He hated the student
and gave her an alibi that he was a janitor. The mother didn’t
stop talking about her son.
“Mothers are all slightly insane.”
Irony
Not understanding the sentence however still being sincere
“I don’t exactly know what I mean by that, but I mean it.”
Hyperbole
Exaggerating it by using “always”
“People are always ruining things for you.”
Repetition
Repetition of “moron”
“All morons hate it when you call them a moron.”
“I keep picturing all theses little kids playing in this
Field of rye… [and] I have to catch everybody if they
Start to go over the cliff”
symbolism
Stopping the kids from empiercing the trauma that comes with adulthood
