In Mrs Tilscher's Class Quotes Flashcards
Child-like view of the worlds as the kids preferred the classroom to their own homes.
“This was better than home”
Clear that students felt valued.
“Mrs Tilscher loved you”
Duffy compares the classroom to a place kids love to visit and suggests there is a variety of tempting things in a classroom.
“The classroom glowed like a sweetshop”
Speaker is no longer in a protective environment of the classroom and is now exposed to reality.
“A rough boy told you how you were born”
Pathetic fallacy to illustrate the impact that growing up can have on a child. There is also an implication of danger beyond Mrs Tilscher’s safe haven. Signifies that the children are moving from a safe, secure environment to a dangerous unknown.
“You ran through the gates, impatient to be grown, the sky split open into a thunderstorm”
