Geraldine Brooks Flashcards
1
Q
a metaphor to romanticise writing and display how she feels symbolically immersed in her work
A
“If she has lungs, I have gills” going further with “I swim in a sea of words”
2
Q
“Tinfoil headlines”
A
A shiny yet inexpensive metal symbolising how the headlines lack substance yet draw readers in. This is multilayered as it also refers to wearing a “tinfoil hat” as news often devolves into conspiracies
