quotes

Question 1

tell me its not true say its just a story -mrs J in beggining

Answer 1

foreshadows her grief at ending

breaks 4th wall

Question 2

theres a stone in place of her heart

Answer 2

EITHER mrs j misunderstood and stereotyped by society due to childrens poor lives
OR mrs l how in the end cares more for spiting mrs j/ mickey than for eddies happiness, tells mickey of linda/eddies affair

Question 3

sexier than marilyn monroe

lovlier than marilyn monroe

Answer 3

positive parallels

Question 4

we went dancing

Answer 4

shows happiness

Question 5

twice the size of marilyn monroe
each day i pray he’ll be ok not like marilyn monroe
you’d think he was dead, like marilyn monroe

Answer 5

negative parallel

Question 6

new shoes on the table

Answer 6

intro of superstition

comes from miners tradition in liverpool of a miners shoes being put on the table to show they were dead

Question 7

one lone magpie overhead

Answer 7

nursery rhyme one for sorrow two for joy

superstition

Question 8

he fades away - mrs l about non existent son

Answer 8

foreshadows mrs l loosing eddie as he grows closer to the johnstones

Question 9

a binding agreement- a bass note repeated as a heartbeat

Answer 9

when they swore on the bible, bass note foreshadows twins death

Question 10

only mine until the time comes around (about collectors)

…. i must learn not to call you mine

Answer 10

alternate=she only keeps eddie until time comes for mrs l to take him

Question 11

what cant be paid must be returned - mrs j

i took him but i never made him mine - mrs l

Answer 11

foreshadows mrs l breaking deal and eddie returning to johnstones (emotionally) also mrs j wanting eddie back

Question 12

they’re a pair, they go together

Answer 12

foreshadows continued friendship and them always finding each other

Question 13

he’s living with jesus and the angels -about eddie

Answer 13

higher classes are worth more than lower class

Question 14

if he need picking up, i shall pick him up

i think she should go

Answer 14

mrs l= possessive and paranoid, breaks deal with mrs j

Question 15

if either twin learns that he was once a pair, they shall both immediately die

Answer 15

foreshadows the twins deaths straight after the revelation of their relation
self fufilling prophecy

Question 16

the devils got your number, y’know he’s gonna find y’

are you always going to follow me

Answer 16

foreshadows mrs l paranoia and accusations of mrs j following her, she calls her a witch often related with the devil

Question 17

he offers a bag - eddie when mickey asks for a sweet

Answer 17

foreshadows eddie supporting mickey throughout life

Question 18

a side plate?

no its on top

Answer 18

shows difference in education

Question 19

mam, this is my brother - mickey

Answer 19

foreshadows discovery and how they are as close as brothers during childhood, dramatic irony as audience knows but twins dont

Question 20

because you’re not the same as him - mrs l

Answer 20

class divide

Question 21

if you count from 1 to 10 you can get up of the ground again

Answer 21

when kid there are no real life consequences to actions

Question 22

he was about to commit a serious crime

it was more of a prank really

Answer 22

threatening to lower class respectful to upper class

Question 23

you’re both suspended

have to suspend you lyons

Answer 23

nature overcomes nurture

Question 24

who’d tell the girl in the middle of the pair, the price she’ll pay just for being there

Answer 24

foreshadows linda loosing both twins and being torn between them

Question 25

just another sign of the times

Answer 25

thatcherism

Question 26

i don’t want your money

Answer 26

mickey futile attempt to be self sufficient

Question 27

that was kids stuff eddie

Answer 27

eddie=sheltered and childlike

mickey forced to mature to surive

Question 28

where’s me tablets gone

Answer 28

addiction to drugs - links to marilyn monroe

Question 29

don’‘t shoot eddie. he’s your brother

Answer 29

discovery directly before deaths

Question 30

tell me it’s not true

say i only dreamed it

Answer 30

links to beginning