RUTH'S POSSIBLE/OUTBURST Flashcards
AO4 links frankenstein ruth’s outburst
ruth similar to the monster initially idealises human society (monster=delacey)
later comes to realisation - inability to join - causes anger but ruth passively accepts her fate
what happens at the end of the chapter 14?
ruth meets with some other donors = symbolises her change and awareness of her social othering which contrasts with kathy and tommy who remain naively hopeful
quotes on the office/ruth’s possible
swooping lamps/shiny machines/ potted plants
big glass front/ street level
smart cosy and self contained
quotes on ruth’s outburst
we’re modelled from trash, junkies, prostitutes
look in the gutter, look in the rubbish bins, look down the toilets
analyse swooping lamps, shiny machines, potted plants
use of listing emph the superficial idealisation of the office - glamorising the mundane shows her detachment from modern society
analyse big glass front/ street level
very close to joining humanity but inevitably marginalised and separated - closeness emph strong desire for belonging
glass- picturesque image = incr desire but also physical barrier
analyse smart cosy and self contained
continued idea of inevitable restrictions - contrasting setting with cottages emph mistreatment and marginalisation of clones
analyse we’re modelled from trash, junkies, prostitutes
asyndethic listing emphasises her helpless frustration and anger - reflects continious cycle of exploitation of clones and their lack of identity + always viewed as lower
analyse look in the gutters, look in the rubbish bins, look down the toilet
repeated imperatives parallel miss lucy’s harsh confrontation of clones with fates - symbolically will always be socially lower and looked down upon - diminished value
image of being disposable and lack of belonging/desirability
what is significant about Ruth’s outburst
had prev been very hopeful and commanding as a character - fantasy - e.g. secret guard at Hailsham
in reality - she’s powerless in IRL society
quotes on clones’ restrictions (setting)
letting the wind hit us
boarded up stalls
we were once again at the cliff edge
something in the sea, way off in the horizon/ it felt like we were being suspended over the sea
analyse we were once again at a ciff edge
clones are repeatedly exposed to their harsh realities - inescapable
analyse boarded up stalls
lack of hope/escape
analyse just looking out, letting the wind hit us
pointless nature of actions - aimless represents the passivety to their fates
analyse something in the sea, way off in the horizon/ we were being suspended over the sea
image of being put near nature (desires) but always remaining separated - always looking for hope and escape from morbid reality never actually grasping it fully
analyse a bit of fun. let’s have a bit of fun pretending.
short sentences emph and speech shows a sense of mocking and dismissal for previous fantasies
analyse ruth’s outburst having loads of rhetorical questions
sense of her not wanting it to be true/ anger - ‘do you think she’d have talked to us if she’d known what we really were?
