Setting (Part 1) Flashcards

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How is the theme of memories portrayed in the setting?

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  • Kathy pictures Hailsham as utopian place, but bullying and lack of privacy makes reader uncertain + question her reliability - Hailsham is more of a ’sham’ or fraud - an aptronymic name
  • makes reader question power of memories - can they always be relied on, or do we just remember what we want?
  • Kathy also only briefly talks about present - memories of past are too powerful for her to remain in the present - could suggest the harsh reality of the present
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What do the woods symbolise?

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  • ’a dark fringe of trees … that … cast a shadow over the whole of Hailsham’ - symbolise fear of outside world and threat of outsiders - could present what dangerous society has become - questions on ethics
  • fear shown in stories + rumours of leaving Hailsham boundaries - dystopian convention - trapped from society
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