Tissue Flashcards
Quotes
1
Q
“Paper that lets the light shine through”
A
Symbolises hope or God.
2
Q
“where a hand has written in the names and histories”
A
The power of words - whole lives are recorded on paper.
3
Q
“this/ is what could alter things.”
A
Even the most delicate kinds of paper can record the most important details - of family life, national borders or financial transactions.
4
Q
“might fly our lives like paper kites”
A
Simile suggests that our lives are not always in our control, but more like kites being blown by the wind.
5
Q
“how easily they fall away on a sigh,’ ‘turned into your skin”
A
The essence of human beings can outlast even things that seem permanent but have collapsed, like large buildings.
