The Darkness Out There Flashcards
What form and structure does the Darkness out there have?
- Narrative voice
- Seeing the world in a different way
What imagery does the darkness out there have?
- Darkness
- Sunlight
- Wood
What key themes key themes does the darkness out there have?
- Loss of innocence
- Maturity
- Fear
- Evil
- Stereotypes
- Judgement
Quotes about the human capacity of evil, Dark vs Light:
“She would have to walk by the edge of it with the light suddenly shutting off the bare side sky of the field”
“Rank places, brambles, dumped, scraps, bones (…)
“Curtains drawn a darkness other was not the darkness of the tree shadows”
Quotes about naivety:
“Sun burn”
“it was alright out here in the sunshine”
“One moment you were walking in the grass with the sun in your hair”
Light imagery turns dark
innocence
Purity
Who are the main characters?
- Sandra
- Kerry
- Mrs Rutter
Quotes about Sandra:
“Flowers” “girl”- Delicacy
“Pat had a funny eye, a squint (…)”- Judgement
“She would fall in love and get a good job (…)”
“Someone said she had pretty feet once, clean and plump and neat in the grass”
- Idealistic outlook towards the world. she’s judgemental of others, superficial and shallow
- can’t recognise inappropriate behaviour
Quotes about Kerry:
“broke off a bit, offered it” - Selflessness
“The boys spoon clattered to the floor and he did not move”
“He had grown a bit, he got older and larger”
- Emotional maturity
-generosity and kindness despite others
Quotes about Mrs Rutter:
“Cottage loaf of a woman”
“Chins collapsed into another”
“Eyes snapped and darted”
“She examined him”
“Nice strong boy aren’t you”
“We got some sympathy for you”
“Pull it up a bit there’s only me to see if you’re showing a bit of bum”
“I expect your mum made it”
“You’re a lovely shape”
“Tit for tat I told dot”
“I’d never imaged he’d last the night”
- Lack of empathy
- No filter
- Inappropriate
- Deceit
- Secrets
