Mrs Johnstone Flashcards
1
Q
‘Like Marilyn Monroe.’
- Extended metaphor
- Compares, leads to death
- She died from overdose
A
‘We’ll live like kings’
- Tries works hard as a single mother to provide for her children
2
Q
‘New shoes on the table, take them off … ’
‘I’m not superstitious’
- Beginning of the superstition
A
‘[Mrs Johnstone, who is at first reluctant]’
- Unwillingly has to agree
- Is forced to do so, conveys she has no control over anything
3
Q
‘Living on the never never, Constant as the changing weather,’
- Portrays the struggling lifestyle she lives
A
‘Mickey. Don’t shoot Eddie. He’s your brother.’
- Last words, which leads to Mickey being angry and kills Eddie
‘I could of been him’
