In the Snack Bar

Question 1

What is the Theme of ‘In the Snack Bar’

Answer 1

-Society’s Indifference
-The struggles of the disabled
-Resilience of the Human spirit
-Religion

Question 2

“A few heads turn in the crowded evening snack bar”

Answer 2

word choice, theme: society’s indifference
-only a few people bothered looking at him
-Helps to show a lot of people were there
-No one notices him
-ignored, a lot people, completely filled

Question 3

“a few yards of floor are like a landscape to be negotiated”

Answer 3

simile
-emphasises how small tasks require a lot of effort for the man
-vast, as far as the eye can see, a lot space, obstacles, great distance
-theme: there is no clear path, no simple movement, everything needs consideration

Question 4

“Long blind…he stands”

Answer 4

-list
-emphasises his struggles and misfortunes and suffering
-yet he continues on despite all of it

Question 5

“Dear Christ, to be born for this!”

Answer 5

-w/c
-whats the point of living if it is just suffering
-shows both respect, pity and horror for the man, leaving the reader to feel sympathy for the man