quotes Flashcards
tell me its not true say its just a story -mrs J in beggining
foreshadows her grief at ending
breaks 4th wall
theres a stone in place of her heart
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
sexier than marilyn monroe
lovlier than marilyn monroe
positive parallels
we went dancing
shows happiness
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
negative parallel
new shoes on the table
intro of superstition
comes from miners tradition in liverpool of a miners shoes being put on the table to show they were dead
one lone magpie overhead
nursery rhyme one for sorrow two for joy
superstition
he fades away - mrs l about non existent son
foreshadows mrs l loosing eddie as he grows closer to the johnstones
a binding agreement- a bass note repeated as a heartbeat
when they swore on the bible, bass note foreshadows twins death
only mine until the time comes around (about collectors)
…. i must learn not to call you mine
alternate=she only keeps eddie until time comes for mrs l to take him
what cant be paid must be returned - mrs j
i took him but i never made him mine - mrs l
foreshadows mrs l breaking deal and eddie returning to johnstones (emotionally) also mrs j wanting eddie back
they’re a pair, they go together
foreshadows continued friendship and them always finding each other
he’s living with jesus and the angels -about eddie
higher classes are worth more than lower class
if he need picking up, i shall pick him up
i think she should go
mrs l= possessive and paranoid, breaks deal with mrs j
if either twin learns that he was once a pair, they shall both immediately die
foreshadows the twins deaths straight after the revelation of their relation
self fufilling prophecy
the devils got your number, y’know he’s gonna find y’
are you always going to follow me
foreshadows mrs l paranoia and accusations of mrs j following her, she calls her a witch often related with the devil
he offers a bag - eddie when mickey asks for a sweet
foreshadows eddie supporting mickey throughout life
a side plate?
no its on top
shows difference in education
mam, this is my brother - mickey
foreshadows discovery and how they are as close as brothers during childhood, dramatic irony as audience knows but twins dont
because you’re not the same as him - mrs l
class divide
if you count from 1 to 10 you can get up of the ground again
when kid there are no real life consequences to actions
he was about to commit a serious crime
it was more of a prank really
threatening to lower class respectful to upper class
you’re both suspended
have to suspend you lyons
nature overcomes nurture
who’d tell the girl in the middle of the pair, the price she’ll pay just for being there
foreshadows linda loosing both twins and being torn between them
