The Bloody Chamber Flashcards
1
Q
Void of all power in comparison to a vegetable
A
“He stripped me […] as if he were stripping the leaves off an artichoke”
2
Q
Transformation from a daughter to a bride
A
“Ceased to be her child in becoming his wife”
3
Q
Male empowerment through lust for violence
A
“Do you think I shall lose appetite for the meal if you are so long about serving it?”
4
Q
Sex and violence linked in the consummation of marriage
A
“A dozen husbands impaled a dozen brides”
5
Q
Wedding gift that foreshadows her death
A
“A choker of rubies, two inches wide, like an extraordinarily precious slit throat”
6
Q
Girl is enticed by the destruction of her innocence and the thrill the Marquis offers
A
“I sensed in myself a potentiality for corruption that took my breath away”
