Live at the wet market Flashcards
(19 cards)
“I dont know—-“
Ramani
“Please, Ramani! You’re so helpful here”
Gita
Takes advantage of Ramani
“Which ____ is _____ me ___ today?”
Gita’s dad
“Which daughter is helping me out today”
shows their close relationship
“The two girls had been friends…
since they were in diapers”
“Gita would drop Ramani’s hand…
and run to the biggest group”
is quick to leave her when she doesn’t need her
“Ramani calming a sobbing Gita..
with gentle words and soft smiles”
shows how mature and nice she is despite Gita leaving her
“Where Gita found ____ ____ , Ramani only found ____”
“Where Gita found eternal resentment, Ramani only found comfort”
shows how different they are but still are friends
“The five signal? We’ve..
Gita
discussed this before”
wow such close friends they even have a signal
“Im proud of my parents. …
Ramani
Its an honest living”
unlike Gita she isn’t so insecure or try hard to fit in (Free-spirited, Authentic)
-“But a moment to impress Eileen Tan..
didn’t come around very often”
“We promised..
Gita
never to tell anyone what our parents do for a living”
insecure, ungrateful, classist
“Yes. But she…
Gita
can be so annoying” True.
disloyal, insecure, back-stabber
“Choking down ___”
gita
bile
even she thinks its gross but is willing to dump it on ramani (hypocrite, selfish)
“The marigold from her hair..
hm
fell to the ground unnoticed”
symbolises how their friendship is falling apart idk
“Were you actually..
Ramani
going to do it?”
maybe in disbelief, feels so betrayed, but handles the situation calmly
“I just ___ to feel ___”
gita
I just wanted to feel normal
maybe feel pity/annoyed cause she trying too hard, shows how insecure, desperate, wanna-be, unaccountable)
“An expression of shock,..
then glee passed between them”
despite just having a huge fight, it doesn’t take long for them to exhange looks/be friends again, emotionally connected, strong bond
“EYE
gita
think so too”
making jokes
“she scooped up the meat from the floor,
gita
ignoring the bile that rose from her throat”
shows how much she values the friendship, how she changed
EYE bring…
Ramani
out the best in her”
