ASSISI

Question 1

Quotes linked to suffering

Answer 1

“hands on backwards”
“slumped”
“like a half-filled sack”
“tiny twisted legs”
“whose eyes wept pus”
“whose back was higher than his head”
“whose lopsided mouth”

Question 2

Quotes linked to isolation

Answer 2

“I understood”
“outside the three tiers of churches built”
“It was they”

Question 3

Key themes

Answer 3

Isolation - “

Suffering - “half-filled sack” :
Simile - body is crumpled [paralysed]
Object - dehumanising

Hypocrisy of the church - “A priest explained how clever” :
A priest - meant to be continuing the good work of saint Francis.
explained - acting like a tour guide, and NOT a priest.
how clever - tone - superior/patronising