"Home" Quotes: The Man Flashcards
WORD CHOICE shows the man to be threatening and intimidating character.
“He was a big man with a weatherbeaten red-veined face and a strong jaw.”
WORD CHOICE shows the description of the expression on his face.
“On one finger of his right hand was square red ring. He looked both competent and hard.”
IMAGERY shows his determination when first arriving at the tenement.
“… Looking around him and up at the sky with a hungry look as if he were scanning the veldt.”
WORD CHOICE shows the physical volume of money he carries.
“And the wallet bulged from his breast pocket, a wife, two children and a good job in administration.”
REPETITION shows his disbelief at the way he was treated.
“Thinking back on it now, he thought: I was treated like a black. That’s what it amounted to. By God, like a black.”
SIMILE shows that he has oppressed his “Scottishness”.
“The wee nyaff. The Scottish words rose unbidden to his mouth like bile.”
METAPHOR shows that it is obvious that he is lying.
““I used to live here,” he said jovially. “In the old days. The best years of my life.” The words rang hollow between them.”
METAPHOR shows that he yearns deeply to be back home.
“With a piercing stab he recalled Africa, the drinkers on the veranda, the sky large and open and protective…”
REPETITION shows that he has resumed back to his articulate way of speaking.
“…and the place where one knew where one was, among Europeans like oneself.”
