Key Quotes: The Birth Day ch19 Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
Fertility - stereotypes, reproduction, reductive
A
“The minimalist life. Pleasure is an egg”
2
Q
Relative freedom - futility, illusion, indoctrination
A
“On this day we can do anything we want.”
“Within reason.”
3
Q
Fertility - reproduction, skeleton, baby’s mobile
A
“A cradle of life, made of bones.”
4
Q
Violent resistance - Lydia, sacrifice, cannon fodder
A
“Shock troops… the greater the risk, the greater the glory.”
“I would like to strangle her.”
5
Q
Identity - sanctimonious, Lydia, indoctrination
A
“Think of yourselves as pearls… we must make her salivate morally.”
6
Q
Powerlessness - succumb, Janine, emptyheaded
A
“Janine… stares out the window… thinks of nothing.”
