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Question 1

“transparent”

Answer 1

• emphasises Dharker’s mixed emotions on religion
• transparent, implies it can be interpreted and used in different ways, possibly negative
• “the back of the koran” also shows the lack of understanding within a religion, as it is supposed to be a guiding people towards peace

Question 2

“let light shine”

Answer 2

• presents religion in a positive way
• “light”, metaphor for a star

Question 3

“might fly our lives like paper kites”

Answer 3

• shows how our society is controlled by paper kites when followed with the words from the previous quote, “credit card”
• child like comparison shows how people cannot control the amount of money we spend
• a kite has no control over where it goes, showing that people have no control over their lives due to capitalism