Beautiful Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
“Fame found her and loved her.”
A
Fame is personified as a lover, showing its seductive nature.
Also implies fame is fickle and can leave just as easily.
2
Q
“History’s stinking breath in her face.”
A
Suggests the inescapability of being remembered only for beauty.
“Stinking breath” creates a sense of decay and oppression.
3
Q
“Cameras snapped her.”
A
Dehumanizing—she is reduced to an image.
Emphasizes media’s obsession with women’s looks.
4
Q
“She was a stone rolled in a pearl.”
A
Suggests transformation—natural beauty turned into something artificial.
Could imply the pain behind glamour.
5
Q
“In her eyes the ghosts of the boys she had known.”
A
Evokes sorrow and regret.
“Ghosts” suggest loss and the way men shape women’s lives.
