Miranda Flashcards
Adjective
- Disassociated (from society and people)
- Independent
- Creative/imaginative
- Resilient
- Mental strength to be independent
- Persistent
- Alienated/outsider
Her decision to “break everything” is symbolic of what
- Her decision to “break everything” (p85) and “begin all over again” (p89) is symbolic of her inner strength and resolve as she leaves Pablo. This is further shown in her resignation that her marriage to Arthur has reached its conclusion and that she must find a true sense of herself through other means. – Mandel
what is all around her
- “Station 11 is all around them”
Station 11 - Pride/commitment
“It’s the work itself that’s important to me” immense power of the pride and commitment that people can have in their work and how their discipline to this work is a significant part of their identity.
Miranda’s death
- “a wash of violent colour….the seascape bleeding into confused visions of station eleven”
Miranda - freedom
- “She lives a life that feels like freedom”
she has the..
courage to reinvent herself in her pursuit to find somewhere she belongs.
“clothes are armour”
- The confident executive that she becomes is not a complete transformation of character, as Mandel mentions that Miranda has come to learn that “clothes are armour” (p107).
“clothes are armour” also alludes to..
- This alludes to Miranda remaining somewhat of an unsure character, but one who can find confidence through the persona she exudes and her reassuring self talk - “I repent nothing.”
Miranda ultimately achieves
a sense of purpose and belonging, through her occupation – the pride and sense of fulfilment that it provides
“Home…
is a small dark apartment..her workplace at Neptune logistic is all clean lines and recessed lighting”
“I..
repent nothing”
“She..
feels so small”
“She knows..
she’ll never here, no matter how hard she tries”
“These are not her…
people, she is marooned on a strange planet”
