Remains Flashcards

1
Q

“Probably armed, probably not “

A

Repeated
Tentative
Trying to justify himself

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2
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“His bloody life in my bloody hands”

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Ambiguous
Blames himself
Could be angry- bloody as in futile, violent language.
Could be remorseful - bloody as in a literal sense, haunting.

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3
Q

“On another occasion”

A

Media-res
Happened many times
In the middle of a story.

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4
Q

“Sort of inside out, pain itself the image of agony”

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Enjambment
Fluidity of memories
Ease of flashbacks

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5
Q

“And the drink and the drugs won’t flush flush out’

A
Nothing can escape hem
He is branded into his mind
Cannot ever forget
PTSD
Trying to drown him out
Reality of effects of war
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