The Light Gatherer Flashcards
1
Q
Themes
A
Family relationships
Women defined by ability to have children
Patriarchy
Physical and emotional
Conflict between mother and worker
Work place opportunities
Traditions
Unfulfilled life
Childbirth
2
Q
Structure
A
Elegy - poetic form written response to death
Short stanzas
Semantic field of light
Semantic field of body parts
3
Q
Typicality and context
A
Daughter
Plato’s allegory of the cave - philosophy on reality vs fantasy
Light is child learning
Tunnel - protective shield from world
One Queen
4
Q
Atwood
A
Value of fertility
Maternal love
