main event/turning point

Question 1

till one day the back he chose to stop and stare at was my mothers

Answer 1

this is the turning point- real life event that happened, focused on how the narrator does not act the same as others

Question 2

and i realized i was looking at fearless

Answer 2

she has broken the rules, things will change, defied her role/position in society

Question 3

all i saw was a flash of white sock with my foot attached, swinging out and battering into his shin

Answer 3

she is finally the one to stand up to him, like a reflex in speed and power of her attack, ‘battering’ suggests ferocity of galloway

Question 4

i remember fearless limping away, clutching the ankle with his free hand

Answer 4

this shows how surprised he was and shows that he is defeated and isn’t actually strong and undefeatable but he is just a self conscious little man who is trying to make himself bigger by abusing woman.

Question 5

I’d be found dead strangled up a close one day and never to do anything like that ever again.

Answer 5

emphasises woman’s place in society enforced by other woman, her mother is worried about this type of defiance

Question 6

I kick like a mule

Answer 6

simile suggests resilience to fight, strength of anger and violence stubborn and difficult(like stereotypes of feminists)