NORFOLK + TAPE Flashcards
quotes on norfolk
lost corner
had our own lost corner on the third floor
Norfolk [came to be] a real source of comfort for us
quotes on the tape
I didn’t mean to play the tape/ an impulse made get the case
I’d always imagine a woman who’d been told she’d never have babies who’d really really wanted them all her life
quotes on the setting with the tape
sun coming in big shafts/ dust
analyse Norfolk as being a lost corner/ our own lost corner/ Norfolk [came to be] a real source of comfort
The clone’s belief in Norfolk highlights their naivety and passiveness to the information they’re given at Hailsham - accept it/don’t question- they see norfolk as a hopeful place which allows them to ignore their harsh reality
analyse the fact Norfolk is repeatedly mentioned in the novel
The repeated mentions of Norfolk suggests the clones lack of change and development in the novel as they remain naive and passive
analyse an impulse made me get the case/ I didn’t mean to play the tape
the impulsive nature of Kathy’s actions humanises her as the tape gives her an identity as she has a personal connection to the tape - strong desire to have a family connection
analyse I’d always imagine a woman who’d been told she’d never have babies who’d really really wanted them all her life
The dramatic irony that Kathy herself is also unable to have children highlights her desire for a human identity and connections through love and family
what does the tape represent?
Represents Kathy’s desires for human connections and belonging
analyse sun coming in big shafts/ dust
the sun represents kathy’s sense of hope during the scene provided by the tape
OR
the sun is a symbol of truth which reveals, despite Kathy’s desire for human belonging, she is confined to her othered status in society as the dust highlights the neglected reality for the clones - isolated from humanity
