identity

Question 1

unable to identitfy with her reflection:
‘‘like a _______ shadow, a ______ of something, some ________ figure in a red cloak… A sister, ______ in ______’’

Answer 1

'’like a distorted shadow, a parody of something, some fairytale figure in a red cloak… A sister, dipped in blood’’

(imagary of a nun)

Question 2

“She’s like my own ____ in a mirror from which I am moving away.”

Answer 2

“She’s like my own reflection, in a mirror from which I am moving away.”

➡️ Loss and distortion of identity. Protest genre explores fractured selfhood under totalitarian control.

Question 3

“Without a word she swivels, as if she’s voice-activated… on top of a ____ box.”

Answer 3

“Without a word she swivels, as if she’s voice-activated, as if she’s on little oiled wheels, as if she’s on top of a music box.”
➡️ Women reduced to mechanical objects. Protest literature critiques the dehumanisation needed to maintain patriarchal power.

Question 4

“I can remember screaming, it felt like screaming although it may have only been a ____.”

Answer 4

“I can remember screaming, it felt like screaming although it may have only been a whisper.”
➡️ Erasure of authentic emotional response — survival under oppression numbs expression. Protest genre shows muted suffering.