Symbols: Sunday Justice Flashcards
What does Sunday Justice represent?
Sunday Justice represents the solace and companionship of nature.
How does the relationship between Kya and the cat develop?
Kya forms a quick and intense bond with the cat.
Kya comes up against the depth of her loneliness in jail. What part does the cat play in this?
The only time she comes up against the depth of her loneliness in jail is when she fervently hopes that the cat will befriend her.
When Kya is isolated from human contact, and more direly for her, from nature, what does the courthouse cat provide for her?
Isolated from human contact, and more direly for her, from nature, the courthouse cat is her only solace.
What allows Kya to relax enough to sleep?
With Sunday Justice, in touch with the wordless companionship of an animal, Kya can finally relax enough to sleep.
What happens in the courthouse when the cat jumps into Kya’s lap?
When the cat jumps into Kya’s lap during the court proceeding, the prosecutor absurdly wants to object to the cat’s “partiality,”
When the cat jumps into Kya’s lap during the court proceeding, the prosecutor absurdly wants to object to the cat’s “partiality,” What does this highlight?
This stands in contrast to the prejudice many of the townspeople have against Kya.
What does Sunday Justice illustrate when providing solace and comfort for Kya, unlike human society?
In this way, Sunday Justice Illustrates that Kya, though rejected often by human society, is embraced by nature.
What proves that Kya is embraced by nature?
Sunday justice illustrates this when they jump into Kya’s lap in the court room and when they comfort Kya in her cell.
What does Kya come up against in jail?
She comes up against the depth of her loneliness in jail as she is isolated from human contact, and more direly for her, from nature.
