Quote 1 - STEEL

Question 1

Sometimes we get sad about things and we don’t like to tell other people that we are sad but we really are

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Answer 1

Haddon explore the theme of emotional isolation and difficulty with self expression through Christopher internal thought

Question 2

Sometimes we get sad about things and we don’t like to tell other people that we are sad but we really are

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Answer 2

Repetition and simple syntax are used to mirror Christopher’s struggle to articulate complex emotions

Question 3

Sometimes we get sad about things and we don’t like to tell other people that we are sad but we really are

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Answer 3

This is evident in, ‘we are sad but we really don’t know why we are sad, so we say we ain’t sad but we really are”

Question 4

Sometimes we get sad about things and we don’t like to tell other people that we are sad but we really are

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Answer 4

The child like repetition of sad and the circular phrasing reflect how Christopher processes feeling without fully understanding or expressing them. This invites the reader to empathise with his emotional limitation and consider how emotional expression varies

Question 5

Sometimes we get sad about things and we don’t like to tell other people that we are sad but we really are

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Answer 5

By presenting emotion in a raw and literal way, the novel deepens the reader understanding enriches our emotional insight