Curleys Wife Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
Truncated synapse: speaks in a regretful language revealing a lost dream
A
“I coulda made somethin of myself”
2
Q
Irony: mocks the men but ironically she is one of them
A
“They left all the weak ones here”
3
Q
Racial power: a chilling reminder of violence and how she has power over crooks
A
“I could get you strung up on a tree”
4
Q
Emotive language:reveals her vulnerability beneath the flirtatious exterior.
A
“I get awful lonely”
