jaja quotations Flashcards
(30 cards)
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‘we will take care of […]
[…]the baby; we will protect him.’
SUMMARISE ANALYSIS FOR THIS QUOTATION:
‘we will take care of the baby, we will protect him.’
- ‘protect’ Jaja is aware of Papa and the danger he poses
- shows that Jaja wants to stop the baby from coming to harm in the hands of Papa, emphasising his protective personality (older sibling)
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‘How do they do that Papa Nnukwu? […]
[…] How do they get people inside that one?’
SUMMARISE ANALYSIS FOR THIS QUOTATION:
‘How do they do that Papa Nnukwu? How do they get people inside that one?’
- diacope ‘how’ emphasises the fact that Jaja is questioning the festival and its traditions
- he’s interested and excited to know more
- he wants to push the boundaries off what he knows and is starting to break away from Papa’s regime
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‘If Papa says […]
[…] it’s alright’
SUMMARISE ANALYSIS FOR THIS QUOTATION:
‘If Papa says it’s alright’
- ‘alright’ subjective term
- shows how what Papa thinks is abnormal is likely to be normal to the average person
- Kambili and Jaja are living in a world that is oppressive and different to everyone else, yet to them it seems normal
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‘Jaja’s defiance seemed to me now like Aunty Ifeoma’s […]
[…] hibiscus: rare, fragrant with the undertones of freedom […] to be, to do.’
SUMMARISE ANALYSIS FOR THIS QUOTATION:
‘Jaja’s defiance seemed to me now like Aunty Ifeoma’s […] hibiscus: rare, fragrant with the undertones of freedom […] to be, to do.’
-symbolises jaja beginning to break free
(-he’s being the change they all need but are too afraid to do)
-change in colour (red to purple) could represent a break in the system papa has so carefully created
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‘we […]
[…] know’
SUMMARISE ANALYSIS FOR THIS QUOTATION
‘we know’
- monosyllabic phrase demonstrates that Jaja is fed up of constantly being treated like a child, and of Papa’s unending tyranny
- jaja is resentful as there is a lack of trust and independence
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‘grateful of […]
[…] Jaja’s answers’
SUMMARISE ANALYSIS FOR THIS QUOTATION:
‘grateful of Jaja’s answers’
- noun answers shows us that Jaja is adapting well in Nsukka and learning to be more sociable
- suggest that Jaja may be developing his own ideas and opinions rather than relying on Papa to tell him
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‘Papa-Nnukwu […]
[…] is alive.’
SUMMARISE ANALYSIS FOR THIS QUOTATION
‘Papa-Nnukwu is alive.’
- declarative statement
- feels he needs to be the man of the house in this time of grief
- wants to support his family
- emphasises his personal growth
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‘Jaja is a childhood […]
[…] nickname that stuck’
SUMMARISE ANALYSIS FOR THIS QUOTATION:
‘Jaja is a childhood nickname that stuck’
- ‘childhood’ has connotations of innocence and submissiveness
- shows how Papa doesn’t want Jaja to grow up and gain his own ideas about the world
- shows nothing ever changes in their household and emphasises the routine (schedules)
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‘his brows were not […]
[…]knotted in worry, as i was sure mine were.’
SUMMARISE ANALYSIS FOR THIS QUOTATION:
‘his brows were not knotted in worry as i was sure mine were.’
- Jaja is beginning to lose fear of Papa and the consequences no longer scare him
- clearly presents a change in character for Jaja from before when he would do anything for Papa out of fear
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‘how did Jaja do it? […]
[…] how could he speak so easily?’
SUMMARISE ANALYSIS FOR THIS QUOTATION:
‘How did Jaja do it? How could he speak so easily?’
- Jaja is not affected by Papa as much as Kambili is
- he is comfortable and confident around AI and his cousins
- ‘easily’ shows he doesn’t need to try and it comes easily. (contrast to Kambili)
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‘His eyes were watery […]
[…], full of suggestions’
SUMMARISE ANALYSIS FOR THIS QUOTATION:
‘his eyes were watery, full of suggestions.’
- noun ‘suggestions’ implies that jaja has accepted his new life in nsukka
- he wants to learn more and see more, and explore this new way of life outside of papa’s tyranny
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‘Jaja’s eyes were blank […],
[…] like a window with it’s shutters drawn across.’
SUMMARISE ANALYSIS FOR THIS QUOTATION:
‘Jaja’s eyes were blank, like a window with its shutters drawn across.’
- even after Papa is gone, he leaves a lasting impact on his children. Jaja seems completely closed off to Kambili now
- ‘blank’ suggests he doesn’t know what to feel about Papa’s deaths he should be grieving but also a sense of relief for him.
