Tissue Flashcards
“Paper lets the light shine through”
- it’s thin and fragile
- brings things out of the dark
- highlights our strengths and flaws
“Maps too. The sun shines through their borderlines”
- control where we can and can’t go
- divide up the map -> like our divided society
“Might fly our lives like paper kites”
- simile
- we are tied to our decisions
- a link that cannot sever
- the trail leads back to you
- paper controls our lives and we just let it
“Raise a structure never meant to last”
- we are never meant to last as long as buildings
- human tissue is fragile
- we are not immortal
“Paper smoothed and stroked and thinned to be transparent, turned into your skin”
- all of the connotations of paper tissue become connotations of humans
- we don’t last forever
- when we age we become fragile and vulnerable
What are the key themes of Tissue?
- power of humans
- identity
- the fragility of nature
- the fragility of people
What is Tissues about?
- an extended metaphor for life -> our journeys, money, home
- how paper may seem fragile and insignificant but is actually powerful and important
Why may the message of Tissue now be ironic?
- we are moving away from paper and towards technology
- paper is becoming less significant
Who is Imtiaz Dharker?
- she is a muslim poet
- the reference to the Koran is used to make the point that something so fragile can hold mighty and sacred texts
What are the connotations of Paper?
- weak
- light
- fragile
- disposable
- insignificant
What are the connotations of Human Tissue?
- heals itself
- grows
- valuable
- strong
- important
What is the purpose of Tissue?
- to teach us that we are not immortal
- that humans and our power does not last for ever
- we are allowing ourselves to be controlled by our actions and decisions
