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3 Cards in this Set
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"Old enough to have quite a flock of pickaninnies, eh"
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Word choice- "Pickaninnies"
-Interesting word choice is used to describe children. -The word pickaninnies was used to refer to back children.The inspector would never have used this terminology to refer to the children of a white person. Metaphor- "flock of pickaninnies" -In this metaphor the inspector is comparing Marians children to a flock of sheep.However Marian actually has no children.He is therefore suggesting tat because she is black she should have many children Word choice- "Not quite steady" -Marian's voice is described as being not quite steady. This tells us that the inspectors racial abuse is beginning to upset Marian. |
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"Damn you!"
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Word choice- "Damn you!"
-Interesting and shocking word choice is used when Marian says "Damn you!".This reveals that Marian has finally reacted to the inspectors racial abuse causing her to fail. Punctuation- "Exclamation Mark" -The exclamation mark highlights Marian's outrage at the inspectors racist comments. Finally she is no longer calm and in-control. |
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"Oh, Marian, again?"
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Word choice- "Oh, Marian, again?"
-Mrs Ericson reveals her disappointment with Marian when she returns from the test having failed again. -She does not ask Marian what happened or even how she feels. She simply appears to assume that it is Marian's fault. -Punctuation- "Question Mark" -A rhetorical question is used by Mrs Ericson to emphasises the frustration and disappointment in Marian |
