MISS LUCY Flashcards
quotes on Miss Lucy watching the clones
leaning over the rail
like a crouching animal waiting to pounce
quotes on the weather during Miss Lucy’s scene
the downpour had started
the rain kept going
quotes on Miss Lucy enforcing the clones’ restrictions
none of you will go to America, none of you will become film stars…none of you will work in supermarkets
your lives are set out for you
you’re not like the actors you watch on your videos/ you’re not even like me
quote on Miss Lucy leaving Hailsham
Miss Lucy had left Hailsham and wouldn’t be returning
AO4 links Miss Lucy
Monster and Victor’s meeting on montanvert- othering and reminding them of their fate
Clone’s passivity to their fates and Justine’s acceptance of her fate
analyse the downpour had started/ the rain kept going
pathetic fallacy foreshadows the clones’ tragic revelation of their fate - unnatural weather- inevitability
analyse leaning over the rail
image of surveillance reminds the clones’ lack of agency and freedom (dystopian) always being controlled by a higher power and unsettling
analyse like a crouching animal waiting to pounce
simile portrays Miss Lucy as being predator-like towards the clones’ hopes and dreams - highlights her position in power and clones’ vulnerability
analyse none of you will go to America, none of you will become movie stars…none of you will work in supermarkets
repeated negators shows the inevitable restriction on their fates, they’re even denied the most mundane roles - emph lack of hope
analyse you’re not like the actors you watch on video, you’re not even like me
repeated address shows how the clones are confronted with the harsh reality of their fates and othering from humanity - Miss Lucy establishes boundaries
analyse your lives are set out for you
predisposed fates of the clones-blunt revelation
analyse Miss Lucy had left Hailsham and wouldn’t be returning
hints at the taboo nature and truth behind the cloning programme
