Extra Golden Age Flashcards
‘you have no protection’
Olive Penny, single mother
‘had her revenge’
Enid, did not give the house to Penny
Lidja ‘made them feel…
like athletes’
Elizabeth Ann ‘she had been swallowed…
up’ into ‘a big, respectable family
Jane represents the
burden of having ones’ life dictated to by others
Ada Hoffman, Julia Marai
‘she’d stood by the Briggs’ when it was easy to act ‘like traffic stopping for an ambulance to pass’
‘true heroism’ in taking in Frank
Tucker ‘she had felt…
peace with him’ the importance of refuge
Susan Bennett ‘with you being here…
we’d be crossed off the list’
children will do anything to appease their parents, yearning to isolate to not feel like a burden
‘Ida found something…
that proved their voyage had been ill-fated’
looking for something spiritual to blame rather than face the consequences
Norm Vs. Nella
‘the stars seem so bright at Christmas’ ‘the Factory Lights are out’ optimism vs. pessimism
‘there comes a point where…
I have to make myself turn back’ Penny, absolute freedom is alluring
‘the missing…
was worse than being sick’ Albert, other repercussions, what you lose beyond physical restraints
Elsa ‘didn’t yet understand’…
her transformation, suddenly her old self had ‘gone away’
‘learn[ing] to be alone’
allows us ‘to think’ Elsa opinion on parents
the comfort of familiarity, attempt to
‘reclaim’ their ‘old self’
