MADAME, KATHY AND TOMMY Flashcards
quotes on how madame treats the clones when she first reunites with them
a polite ‘excuse me?’ but she spun around like I’d thrown something at her
you could see her stiffen - as if a pair of large spiders were set to crawl towards her
shudder seemed to suppress the real dread
saw something that gave her the creeps
quote from beginning hailsham that parallels the spider imagery
afraid of us in same way someone would be afraid of spiders
quotes on setting when meeting madam
setting sun
halls were so narrow/leading deeper into the house
everything went dark
quotes on semantic field of coldness when meeting madame
a chill passed through me
her eyes were cold
you could see her stiffen
analyse a polite ‘excuse me’ but she spun around like I’d thrown something at her
reflects society’s hostility to the clones almsot seamless reaction - jxtp in actions
analyse you could see her stiffen - as if a pair of large spiders were set to crawl towards her
animalistic imagery shows how madame is symbolic of society’s views of the clones being pest-like and inferior - marginalised and othered treatment
emph the power dynamics
parallels with beginning description = emph the lack of hope for clones as society stays the ignorant
analyse her eyes were cold / a chill passed through me
semantic field of coldness emph the unwelcoming nature - foreshadows rejection/inability to change their fates and emph their marginalisation from society as others
analyse setting sun
the little light left jxtp the madame’s coldness- remnant hopes that are quickly fading away
analyse everything went dark/ leading deeper in the house/ halls was so narrow
image of restriction and lack of hope in the house - fates are becoming inevitable
forebodes the revelation
darkness imagery highlights just how hidden the truth of the cloning programme is
what is symbolic about madame taking them into the house
change in setting reflects their changing fates and realisations of their utter powerlessness
