Tiger's Bride - Key Quotes Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
“the white rose..
A
unnatural out of season , that now my nervous fingers ripped petal by petal.
-loss of virginity.
-White = purity which is being ‘torn apart’
2
Q
“the tiger will never..
A
lie down with the lamb”
-metamorphosis
3
Q
“the lamb must..
A
learn to run with the tigers”
-metamorphosis
signifies how the protagonist is presented as an outcast - influencing her transformation to almost ‘fit in’.
4
Q
“a tongue..
A
abrasive as sandpaper”
5
Q
“he will..
A
lick the skin off me!”
6
Q
‘each stroke of his tongue…
A
ripped off skin after successive skin and left behind a nascent patina of shining hairs.
