fireworks Flashcards
(29 cards)
he did everything with a..
motion that tried to impress
he thinks hes getting some
pretty girl. when you’re 16 look for us….
We show you a good time.
weird, must have made her uncomfortable but the dad doesn’t do anything
“I didn’t know…
stephen
who else to call”
has no friends
“dozens of bodies of those who had drowned were never found…
Simon
Their spirits would come to haunt me because I had been a bad girl earlier’
Instead of guiding or nurturing Lily, he tries to scare her into obedience, which reflects a controlling and intimidating parenting style. emotionally abusive, lack of empathy
“Girl,..
give me your handphone”
uncomfortable
“Youre not fat.”
dad
“I don’t like gassy drinks”
daughter
he doesn’t know much about her
“I wanted to call mom, or Alice, …
daughter
who seemed to be born with solutions around her.”
she trusts them more than her dad, despite him having the situation under control
“My dad had taken off his shirt..
dad
and was covering the back of Stephen’s head”
Quick-thinking, responsive
Sometimes my friends told me I should…
daughter
feel special because of my fathers attention, but why should I?”
she doesn’t get why its so special. she should feel lucky just because she had her father’s attention, not telling her that it is alright to not want to see her father or feel upset when they do.
turning up at a performance
“If he did turn up, …
dad
I would feel more awkward and clumsier”
“But we all knew she was stupid, and we set up more…
daughter
conversational traps for her to fall into to show how dumb she was”
lowkey kinda mean
“She was the constant envy of the class, ..
and I had the misfortune of being her friend”
she didnt like her friends. Alice still goes on glamorous trips and brings back photos to show everyone
“I used to go to his place maybe once a week, …
yet he never knew what to do with me. We would go out to eat, and our meals would be silent.”
This shows their visits were infrequent and emotionally distant, filled with silence rather than connection. shows how strained their relationship is
“but now that my stepfather Simon wasn’t doing so well” …
“Holidays were no longer a priority”
Her family couldn’t really afford to go on holidays, which must have made her fustrated or feel left out
“shoved him away…
daughter
harder than I thought.”
She shoved him away — not out of cruelty, but out of surprise and discomfort
how she felt in the room with the 3 guys
“I ____ to ___ out of ___.”
“I wanted to get out of here.”
so uncomfortable, in a unbearable situation. Her father’s failure to stand up for her or offer comfort afterward highlights how alone and unsupported she is in this uncomfortable situation.
“I saw our resemblance…
which dissapointed me”
she does not like her dad
“We eat together;..
dad
better than eating alone, right?”
feel bad for him
“They laughed and started calling him…
the Tupperware boy behind his back”
mean
helicopter
“He ____ to make ____ I was ____”
He looked to make sure I was watching
suggest a desire to connect or bond over something visually impressive or meaningful.
“Stay”
he doesn’t listen to her the first time she says she wants to leave and the second time he tells her to stay
“I’m sorry to hear that,” …
daughte
“I think Coach is going to cut me too.”
shes trying to make him feel better
her lies to the dad
“he ___ off the ___,”
“he slipped off the stairs,”
she feels guilty/emberrased
her describing her dad
“There was an …… on his …. like … of a …. that had been ….”
dad
“There was an expression on his face like that of a dog that had been bitten”
It creates an image of someone who is pitiful or fragile, not strong or authoritative. It shows that she might view him more like someone who follows rather than leads — someone awkward, not confident.
