Tufty Key Quotations Flashcards
‘His skin is brown …..’
‘He’s a ….’
What’s ironic about ‘warrior’
‘His skin is brown like his dads but shiny and muscly like the hulk’
-‘he’s a warrior’
Semantic field of strength and survival makes Leon immediately idolise him
-Tufty likes peaceful protests
‘You can manage……’
-‘you can manage in the sun what you can’t in the rain’
What role does tufty take on in the novel? Why? What quotation does this link to?
Sage-archetype as he teaches Leon about his race and gardening, he has experience and wisdom
-‘he folds the seed packet over like he saw Tufty do’
‘Perhaps you……’what does this highlight ?
-‘Perhaps your balls haven’t dropped yet. Is that it?’
-police say it in a mocking tone , emasculating Tufty (highlights police mistreatment)
‘We are the…..’
-‘we are the consequence of history’
‘Leon likes it when….’
-‘Leon likes it when they pretend to fight like they used to’
