Exodus Quote Bank

Question 1

“But if you go to prison you’ll get out again. St Paul was always going to prison”

Answer 1

Bathos created through biblical allusions, Jeanette’s child-like perspective

Question 2

“The family life of snails, it’s an abomination, it’s like saying we come from monkeys” - Mrs. W

Answer 2

Creationist ideas, increasingly aware of at home education.

Question 3

“Before he left with his Glory Crusade for Wigan and Africa”

Answer 3

Vast contrast between boring middle England in comparison versus Africa, post-colonial ideas of Christian conversion.

Question 4

“I had been assumed to be in a state of rapture not uncommon in our church, and later discovered my mother had assumed the same”

Answer 4

Parallel lives between Jeanette and her mother at the moment, total neglect of Jeanette.

Question 5

“I had all kinds of variations but usually I drowned it”

Answer 5

Challenging Biblical narrative in a destructive way, foreshadowing future retaliation.

Question 6

“Mother the world is very quiet”

Answer 6

Neglect

Question 7

“I couldn’t attract her attention, so I took an orange and went back to bed”

Answer 7

Strange supplement for mothers love

Question 8

“There’s nothing wrong with you, you’re just a bit deaf. Why didn’t you tell me?”