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10 Cards in this Set
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Assisi Quote 1 "With his hands on backwards" |
Emphasises grotesque nature of the dwarf and describes his terrible condition |
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Assisi Quote 2 "Sat slumped like a half filled sack." |
Creates vivid image of the dwarf that he can barely support his own frame |
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Assisi Quote 3 "Tiny twisted legs from which sawdust might run" |
This figure is no longer a man but the deformed shell of a human stuffed with filling. |
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Assisi Quote 4 "had the advantage of not being dead yet." |
Quote suggests that being alive is the only thing the beggar has in favour but really implies that perhaps it would be better if he was dead so he didn't have to endure such a terrible existence. |
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Assisi Quote 5 "reveal to the illiterate the goodness of God and the suffering of his son." |
Irony that reveals the hypocrisy of the priest, a man that is supposed to be devoted to God but is seemingly unaffected by the sight of the deformed dwarf. |
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Assisi Quote 6 "I understand the explanation and the cleverness." |
Speaker is offended by the obvious intellectual pride the priest takes while discussing the Giotto's frescoe |
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Memorial Quote 1 "Every since she died, she can't stop dying." |
This quote from memorial shows that the effects of death are permanent and shows recurring grief. |
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Memorial Quote 2 "She makes me her elegy." |
The death of his sister has left MacCaig a sad living being, a human testimony in honour of his dead sister. |
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Visting Hour Quote 1 "Their eyes still clear after so many farewells." |
This shows that the nurses have to deal with death every day but is difficult for MacCaig to cope with. |
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Aunt Julia Quote 1 "Aunt Julia spoke Gaelic very loud and very fast." |
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