The Chosen Vessel Flashcards
What were the topics in the chosen vessel
Religion- critical, Death, Struggle, Patriarchy, Dominance, Loneliness, Isolation, Sacrifice, Exploitation, Repression, Murder, Anxiety, Relationships, Danger, Power, Aggression (the nature of), Protection (child), Terror
How is the landscape represented
malevolent, grim, gothic setting
Who wrote the Chosen Vessel
Barbra Banton (1896)
“dismal, ______ ________ township” + technique
Alliteration- “dismal, drunken little township”
“now ___________ with _______ throbs that dulled her _____” + technique
Alliteration- “now bounded with tumultuous throbs that dulled her ears”
“that the ____ ____ held”+ technique
Alliteration- “that the dead hand held”
‘What ___ her?” + technique
Rhetorical question- ‘What woke her?”
“but she was ______, very _______.”+ technique
Repetition- “but she was young, very young.”
“little baby, little baby, don’t wake!” + technique
Repetition- “little baby, little baby, don’t wake!”
“Oh ___ !, Oh ____!, Oh ___!” + technique
Religious connotations- “Oh God!, Oh God!, Oh God!”
“Jesus ______” + technique
Religious criticism- “Jesus Christ”
His mother’s ______ were ______ + technique
Religious criticism +Irony- His mother’s prayers were answered
title~ the chosen vessel
Religious connotations + irony - title~ the chosen vessel
“___ eyes, _______ mouth, and ______ knife” + technique
Imagery- “cruel eyes, lascivious mouth, and gleaming knife”
“its been a____right _______! … a ___ and a _____” + technique
Foreshadowing+ sacrificial connotations- “its been a dingo right enough! … a ewe and a lamb” (sacrifice of the lamb)
