The Unnaturalness of Human Society Flashcards
How does Kyaa see human society?
Kya sees human society as fundamentally disconnected from nature, causing civilization to be confined, artificial, and heartless.
What causes for civilization to be confined, artificial and heartless in Kya’s eyes?
Kya sees human society as fundamentally disconnected from nature, causing civilization to be confined, artificial, and heartless.
What is the link between Kya’s most traumatic experiences and society?
Some of Kya’s most traumatic experiences with other people come when she is forced to interact with society.
When Chase takes her to Asheville, how does the world appear and what is Kya’s reaction?
When Chase takes her to Asheville and she sees the world outside the marsh for the first time, she is horrified by the way people have harmed the land.
When Chase takes her to Asheville and she sees the world outside the marsh for the first time, she is horrified by the way people have harmed the land.
What does this parallel/foreshadow?
This parallels the way Chase will harm Kya and links the human tendency to destroy nature with Kya’s experiences of human cruelty.
What is the comparison Kya makes of the seedy motel room when she sees it for the first time?
When they arrive at the seedy motel, Kya compares the room unfavourably to the beautiful natural spots they usually frequent and says it doesn’t “look like love.”
describe Kya’s first sexual experience in the seedy motel.
The sexual experience is rushed, empty, and painful, lit by neon instead of moonlight, and she feels a deep, fundamental wrongness
Her experiences in jail and in the courtroom are profoundly painful. Describe her surroundings and the only sources of solace she had there.
Surrounded by cement, metal bars, and by a hard system prejudiced against her, Kya’s only comfort is glimpses of nature out the courtroom window, the pictures of seashells in her book, and the warmth of the cat in her lap.
what are the three sources of solace in jail for Kya?
Kya’s only comfort is glimpses of nature out the courtroom window, the pictures of seashells in her book, and the warmth of the cat in her lap.
Why does Kya feel she doesn’t belong to society in jail?
Filled with longing for the marsh, Kya feels with finality how, as a natural creature, she deeply doesn’t belong to society.
When Kya longed for the marsh while in jail, what did she finally understand about society?
Filled with longing for the marsh, Kya feels with finality how, as a natural creature, she deeply doesn’t belong to society.
