Trainspotying Flashcards
what approach does the gim take on?
oppression between the scot’s and the britons white settlers- higher middle class hates by unemployed scotts drys are the scot’s
why’s us choose a job pinnacle?
interpretation of the writers journey create a socially realistic piece of modern working class
what is vloggers writing journey an adaptation of ?
“the hero with a thousand faces”
how do boyle and welsh present boyle as a thousand faces?
through the respective cycle of the working class disorientating portrait of renton that he keeps finding himself in
how is the open equilibrium different?
the title trainspotting already suggest an outside look as the pas time trainspotting is what we would associate an outsider to br
how is renting world alien using ill isnt drugs?
only a small percentage of the world is illicent drugs his world is alien
how is hero described to renton?
vogler suggested in green hero means a defender or protectors
renton is a leas protagonist but wouldn’t be admired with characteristics like that but who is basically sympathetic
instead calling him anti hero one who plays a part in the narrative and steals things would fit him well as he steals society a
what is vloggers call to arms?
the hero encounters a problem or limitations- the start of renton wanting to get clean which is seen earlier than usual “never again swanned im off the skag”. wants a new healthier life
swanney- “are you serious” sets the tone for renton fate
how are sick boy and mother superior mentors?
mentors have come earlier bht could be described as enemies as they put renton in other world
how do sick boy and mother superior leas renton away from call of arms?
by putting him into the other workd
what is the binary oppositions within denton’s world and the aliens world?
there’s a conflict between rentons world and the real world which “the sick boy method doesn’t help”
what is renton constantly shifting between?
his logilistic goals and nighlistic impulses
what is the step of “crossing of the threshold”?
the start of the new journey into sobriety and stable life. but he fails repetitively which is shown at the start when he gets back to his old ways. he faced belies and aliens; sick boy and diane and went back to his old way. we see what he’s like under stress
Through this narrative what type of character do the audience perceive renton as?
a failure and not an anti hero, flawed unsuccessful likeable person
what would the automatic ordeal be?
that renton will get back up and challenges himself again but instead he hits rock bottom through his arrest and withdrawal
