WWTBGN?: Jackson Flashcards
“Then Jackson Brodie _________________”
“Climbed back into his vehicle” - dark humour; presenting Brodie as a pedophile
“If there was an emergency ______________”
“would they help each other?” - foreshadows train crash; coincidental nature of crime solving in Atkinson’s novel, reflection of life
“He hadn’t caught the train ____________”
“to King’s Cross, he had caught the train from King’s Cross” - coincidence driving the plot
“There was a smell ________”
“Of something burning” - train crash that results in plot progression
“He could feel __________”
“something warm and wet” - blood imagery; reminder of the crime and violence due to take place in the book
“He was a detective. ____________________”
“Used to be. Detectives knew how to find people. People who were missing” - emphasises the unconventional nature of Brodie’s detection; he is little more than a plot device in this text
