Brooklyn Cop Flashcards
(22 cards)
Built like a gorilla
Big and strong
Hints at violent menacing nature
Less timid
Emphasises he is brave and brutal
Thick fleshed, steak coloured
Hard working and tough
Two hieroglyphs in his face
Hard to read
Contrasts what police should be - open and honest
He walks on sidewalks
Contrast to tissue.
Hard and tough
Literal description
Thin tissue over violence
Fragility of society
Easy to break
See you babe
Hiya honey
Cliché and worn out phrase
Almost meaningless, yet shows feelings
His wife
Reveals another side to the cop
He hoped it, he truly hoped it
Emphasises fear and vulnerability
He is a gorilla
Metaphor
Reinforces opening statement
No cliché
Caring at home
Should… Should
Highlights uncertainty of living in the city
Tissue tear
Plunge
Falling quickly and uncontrollably
On the verge of violence
Violence, what clubbing, what gunshots
Shows escalating violence, how dangerous the city is
Phoebe’s Whamburger and Louie’s Place
Suggests mafia hideouts
Disreputable places in city
Who would be him
Who would choose to do this job/ become this inhuman and violent
Gorilla with a nightstick
Doesn’t use a gun
Enjoys physical violence
Home is a place… never get back to?
Fear in the heart of cop
May be killed
Home - sense of self
May one day be changed by job
This time
Fear every time he goes to job
Always vulnerable
Would be whole have to be
Unusual word order
Means reader had to pause and reflect on meaning
His victims
Innocent may be sacrificed for policeman to do video job - is this right?
Can create sympathy for those who encounter the cop.
