Eric - Meaning Flashcards
1
Q
“I can’t even remember-that’s the hellish thing”
A
Lots of other repetition of the keyword hellish.
Religious imagery.
Word ‘hell’ relates to the idea of repentance
2
Q
“Half-shy, half-assertive”
A
Sums up his contradictory nature
3
Q
“She was a good sport”
A
Objectifies women as a whole only seeing her as a ‘good sport’
Term good sport really means she was a ‘pushover’ / he raped her
Fails to see the problem that he is the one whose fault it is, and tries to shift the blame a bit.
The casual language here shows that maybe he doesn’t care as much as he should,
