unit 4 TEXT RESPONSE QUOTES "RUNAWAY"- Alice munro

Question 1

Key themes in The anthology Runaway

Answer 1

Escaping/ Running away- runaway, tricks, passion chance, soon silence

Effect of society’s values on the individua - (Runaway, chance, soon, silence, passion, tricks trespasses, powers)

Families- Runaway, Soon, silence, trespasses passion, tricks,

Communication, truth and lies -Runaway, chance, soon, silence, passion, tricks,

alienation and entrapment - Powers, runaway, tricks, chance, silence, trespasses

Time and memoryall

**Love and betrayal **- Runaway, chance, soon, silence, passion, tricks, trespasses, powers
Illness, carers and caring- Tricks, powers, chance, silence

Question 2

Quotes (Runaway)

1

Answer 2

“It was as if she had a murderous needle somewhere in her lungs, and by breathing carefully, she could avoid feeling it.”… “but… it was still there”

By Carla, theme- escape/ running away + entrapment

Question 3

Quote 2 runaway

2

Answer 3

“I have always felt the need of a more authentic kind of life. I know I cannot expect you to understand this”

Carla - escape+ running away sort of alienation

Question 4

Runaway quotes 3

3

Answer 4

[Clara] chose this life with Clark” + “she could not picture [a life without clark] + “she would be lost”

alienation + society + entrapment

Question 5

Runaway quote 4

4

Answer 5

It was the summer of rain and more rain
+ “ the days passed and Carla didn’t go near that place. She held out against the temptation”

entrapment/ isolation +escaping + entrapment (fear)

Question 6

Passion quote 1

5

Answer 6

“(probably) just sex”

Grace + love and betrayal + communication(relationships)

Question 7

Passion quote 2

6

Answer 7

“A man who could take charge, who could tidy thigns up.”

Mrs travers - society values + families

Question 8

passion quote 3

7

Answer 8

“Passion gets pushed behind the washtub”

society values + entrapment and running away

Question 9

tresspasses 1

8

Answer 9

” See- what im telling you is very upsetting to Eileen and that us why it has got to be a secret. Thats why you were never told about it, because Eileen cannot stand to be reminded. So now you understand?
She [Lauren] said what she had to say. Yes.

entrapment + lies and deciet ( caring too, lack of it) + families

Question 10

Runaway extra

9

Answer 10

Let me off

clara

Question 11

soon

13

Answer 11

Penelope does not have a use for me. Maybe she cant stand me. Its possible.

Family (relationships+ society +communication

Question 12

powers

15

Answer 12

[Nancy] was truly, naturally reckless and full of some pure conviction that she led to a charmed life”

nancy - exceeding societys values, escape

Question 13

tresspasses 2

Answer 13

It’s a dump. They’re all dumps. I have experienced so many dumps in my
time

Delphine

Question 14

passion 4

Answer 14

beautiful, treasured, spoiled, selfish, pea-brained… what a girl should be, to be fallen in love with”

Question 15

soon

soon chance silence 2

Answer 15

(hope for) undeserved blessings, spontaneous remissions”

juliet hopes for penelope

Question 16

tricks 1

Answer 16

It was better not to try to escape

robin

Question 17

tricks 2

Answer 17

a certain kind of seriousness in a girl could cancel out looks

Question 18

tricks 3

Answer 18

The girls of the better class, of course the few girls whose parents could afford to send then to college were expected to detatch themselves from any high school boy friend going off to look for better prospects.

society