Ian Crichton smith- Home

Question 1

Conflict

Answer 1

“The town had
changed a lot since they had left it,
that much was clear.”
This shows the mans inner conflict highlighting how he thought he was going home but it isnt the same and his views and memories have changed

Question 2

Nostalgia

Answer 2

” The cinema came back to him in a warm flood”
This shows he has fond memories of the place, the metaphor “flood” illustrated how all the memories came back to him at once

Question 3

Sympathy

Answer 3

” Tourist” This evokes sympathy as he thought he was going to a place he loves which he calls home but he is being treated like an outsider.

Question 4

Community

Answer 4

”.. The place where one knew where one was, among Europeans like oneself”
This shows how he felt like he was with people like himself and can connect/ relate to them

Question 5

Prejudice

Answer 5

” Blacks weren’t like us”
This shows that he feels that blacks are separate highlighting his ignorance as a person

Question 6

Shame

Answer 6

“Like a bull wounded in the arena”
This shows that he is humbled by his wife making him feel defeated and hurt

Question 7

Symbolism

Answer 7

” He took out a cigar to show who he was”
This shows that the cigar symbolises his wealth and social status as he is now in a place where he belongs with people like him

Question 8

Outsider

Answer 8

“Tourist”
This shows that in a place he used to call home he is now being treated as a traveller who doesn’t belong there

Question 9

isolation

Answer 9

” i wish to god we were home”
This shows that he feels a lack of connection during the visit highlighting how he feels isolated from his come country

Question 10

Characterisation

Answer 10

“ON one finger of his right hand was a sqaure red ring”
Thie introduces the fact that he bis a wealthy mean, proud of it and wanting to show it off