ORIGINALLY Flashcards
1
Q
“I remember …
A
“I remember my tongue shedding its skin like a snake”
LOSS OF IDENTITY
IDENTITY
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL / PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
2
Q
“Now where …”
A
“Now where do you come from, strangers ask.
Originally? And I hesitate.”
LOSS OF IDENTITY
IDENTITY
HARSH REALITIES OF LIFE / GROWING UP
3
Q
“all childhood …”
A
“all childhood is an emigration”
IDENTITY
HARSH REALITIES OF LIFE / GROWING UP
4
Q
“Corners which …”
A
“Corners which seemed familiar, leading to unimagined pebble dashed estates”
VIVID IMAGE OF SETTING / TIME & PLACE (NEW HOME)
5
Q
“We came …”
A
“We came from our own country in a red room”
VIVID IMAGE OF SETTING / TIME & PLACE (NEW HOME)
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL / PERSONAL EXPERIENCE (NEW HOME)
