material

Question 1

‘not paper tissues brought in packs’

Answer 1

plosives-> bitterness
handkerchiefs weren’t filmsy-> symbolic of childhood

Question 2

structure

Answer 2

structurally u can see her growing up
in stanza 1 she elevates her mother
reiterated by caesura ‘always,’ showing she always had a solution to everything. viewed her mum as strong+ independent

Question 3

‘male ones: serious and grey’

Answer 3

distinction between men and women
patriarchal society
serious and grey” reflects traditional masculine traits of stoicism, restraint, and practicality. They are not meant to be decorative or expressive, but functional, reflecting the societal expectation for men to be serious, unemotional, and focused on practical matters.
contrast to colourful ones mother had

Question 4

‘George with his dodgy foor delivering veg from a Comma van who’d slip in an extra sausage’

Answer 4

criticism of mass capitalism+ urbanisation-> cold
older gen before mass capitalism
mass capitalism destroyed sese of community

Question 5

it was me who turned it on

Answer 5

refering to the tv
takes responsibility+ admits she also has changed with society
enjambment- rushed feels guilty she has fallen into trap of consumerism

Question 6

‘and this is ur material to do with, daughter what u will.’

Answer 6

future is in ur hand
wants something different for daughter-> doesn’t want her to live same life as her
letting go
letting daughter find her own way and become her own person
teaching her independence