The Way My Mother Speaks Flashcards
“I say her phrases to myself in my head”
First person draws the reader into the writers personal thoughts , she needs comfort in a private experience as she is alone
“Restful shapes moving”
She is confused, disorientated on the journey as the landscape still moves as her feelings move and change
“Blue swapped for a cool grey”
Colour contrasts displays change from childhood to adulthood as the day becomes darker
“Browsing”
She is searching for where she belongs
“I think”
Her mother is present in her thought process, her voice is linked to her mother suggesting the impact on her development
“Who stood at the end of summer”
Idea of innocence and change as the season comes to an end it is changing as the end of summer means the end of her childhood which was colourful and bright
“I am homesick, free, in love”
She misses home, now independent and has control over her life as she manages to embrace her past whilst moving on peacefully, she is having nostalgia “in love”
“Only tonight”
The transition from childhood to adulthood only happens once and we cannot go back
“The day and ever. The day and ever”
She has no control over change, repetition used to calm herself , similar to the sound of the moving train
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