The Snow Child Flashcards
1
Q
Rose symbolic of the duality of delicacy of natural beauty and the throbbing pain of love
A
“Picks a rose; pricks her finger on the thorn; bleeds; screams; falls”
2
Q
Explicit image of sexual vioence fueled by insatiable lust for innocence
A
“Thrust his virile member into the dead girl”
3
Q
Aesthetic beauty of the child as a sexualised object
A
“white as snow”, “red as blood”, “black as a raven”
4
Q
Count views himself as a God, due to the childs immaculate conception from nothing
A
“There she stood”
5
Q
Freedom and identity, even the clothes that she wears, are provided by the count
A
“Furs sprung off countess’ shoulders and twined around the naked child”
6
Q
The Count’s desire for the girl fails and she is disregarded
A
“Then the girl began to melt”
