sheila quotes Flashcards
(2 cards)
“but these girls aren’t cheap labour - they’re people”
connotations of “girls“: connotes innocence and vulnerability – she’s recognised how exploitive capitalists prey on the disadvantaged social classes. She is disgusted by the inhumanity of her family.
The metamorphosis symbolises the advancement of women’s rights in 1945, depicting women’s empowerment and their role in advocating for social justice for all oppressed members of society
“what he made me feel. fire and blood and anguish”
inspectors proxy: Sheila serves as his proxy, exemplified by her precise emulation of the polysyndeton on “and“.-She attempts to emphasise eternal consequences of lacking social conscience
personal pronoun: Sheila is now a more compass to her family, showcasing her evolution towards empathy as her use of the personal pronoun “me“ shows she now experiences genuine remorse
