The Emigrée Flashcards
1
Q
“The worst news I recieve of it cannot break my original view”
A
- it it and always will be perfect to her
- she has a childlike vision
- she is naïve
2
Q
“I comb its hair and love its shining eyes”
A
- talking about her city -> she keeps remembering it as she is afraid to forget her home and her culture
- personification -> treating her memory like a person that she wants to protect and care for
3
Q
“I have no passport”
A
- she can never go back home
- she left her country in a hurry -> she escaped, had to flee
4
Q
“They accuse me of being dark in their free city”
A
- she is an outcast
- she doesn’t feel like she fits -> she isn’t accepted
- it is obvious that it’s not her home
5
Q
What are the key themes in The Emigrée?
A
- Memory
- Identity
- Effects of war
6
Q
Who is Carol Rumens?
A
- an english poet, lecturer and translator
- born in London but obsessed with other places
- she was not an Emigrée
7
Q
What is an Emigrée?
A
- a person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently elsewhere
- they do not yet belong anywhere else
8
Q
What is The Emigrée about?
A
- in recent history many people have been forced to leave their countries due to famine and war -> Rumens is writing from their prospective
- it could be about someone trying to reclaim their childhood
