TOMMY'S RECOVERY CENTRE Flashcards
analyse Kingsfield
The name of the RC suggests a place of royalty and privilige which is ironic the hidden neglect and poor conditions. Therefore, the name is just a facade to mask the cruel nature of the cloning programme
quotes on entrapment in Tommy’s RC
I can’t help picturing a swimmer taking a dive off the top only to crash into cement
the buildings looked like wastelands/ wire mesh fence/overgrown weeds and thistles
quotes on the hidden nature of Tommy’s RC
out the way and awkward to get to
I had to consult the map a number of times
quotes of the unfit conditions of Tommy’s RC
hear the traffic on the big road
can’t get to with a wheelchair/ not nearly enough bathrooms/ stuffy or draughty
quote on the clones in Tommy’s RC
six or seven shadowy figures underneath the roof
analyse I can’t help picturing a swimmer taking a dive off the top only to crash into the cement
The description of the diver is a reflection of the clone’s own restriction and their inevitable painful fates- lack of hope in the RC and boundaries
analyse six or seven shadowy figures underneath the roof
The clones have no real identities which highlights their taboo existence in society as they are kept hidden away and secretive - merely copies of people
analyse out of the way and awkward to get to/ I had to consult the map a number of times
Society’s attempts to hide the horrific nature of the cloning programme and mistreatment - lack of resp- which is suggested in the hidden and obscured location of the RC
analyse overgrown weeds and thistles
the clones are surrounded by barriers as nature here serves as a restriction of their freedom which highlights the inescapability of their fates
analyse wire mesh fence
the animalistic imagery highlights how the clones are dehumanised and othered as being disposable - they are quite literally reared and entrapped for society’s benefits. They are purposefully separated and restricted from society.
analyse the buildings looked like wastelands
highlights the poor conditions the clones live in and how they are perceived as being disposable and purposefully kept at the margins of society
analyse hear the traffic on the big road/ can’t get there with a wheelchair/ not nearly enough bathrooms/ stuffy or draughty
The description of the RC reflects how its unfit for its purpose as a hospital as the clones are denied basic neccessities which reduces them of humanity by society’s willing neglect
