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14 Cards in this Set
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"an agony of love and longing" |
Shows how love has always been a source of pain for Francis, especially when concerning Nicole |
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"Larry laSalle was everywhere" |
Suggest a sense of danger and smothering, as if nothing can be done without his approval, or there is no escaping him |
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" 'You are all stars' " |
His treatment of the Wreck Centre children was at odds with how he was in the end |
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"instantly caught the attention of Larry LaSalle" |
Dark hints for what is to come, forshadowing |
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"We weren't heroes. We were only there..." |
Arthur Rivier to Francis ~ effects of war |
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"his first home-coming during the war changed our lives forever" |
Truly shows Larry's effect on their lives, one small moment changed so much in so little time, and finally see Francis identify himself as a victim too |
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"the hell I had earned" |
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"The deaths of heroes." |
Short sentence ~ Francis on the honourable deaths young men were dying in the war, the whole plot of the novel in 4 words |
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"Larry LaSalle is not innocent." |
Shows Francis' resolve in killing Larry, short sentence = says a lot in so little words |
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" 'I went to war because I wanted to die' " |
Francis admitting the reasons for his sacrifice, and conveying his guilt over everything |
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"shatter his heart the way he broke Nicole's and mine, and so many others" |
In attempting to kill Larry, admitting again that they were all victims of Larry, REVENGE |
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"Does that one sin of mine wipe away all the good things?" |
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"doesn't have the sharp sound of a ping-pong ball on a table. Or a gunshot." |
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"heading for the exit and the next train tickets leave the station" |
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