tissue Flashcards

(6 cards)

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paper

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has power in finance - all an illusion - no real control just the power we let it have - we give it power so it is fragile
human life is similar powerful but fragile - metaphor contrasting human tissue with paper tissue

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paper that lets the light shine through, this is what could alter things

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light is a metaphor for god - god can alter and change things
light is a symbol of nature as well

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3
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maps too

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give countries power by segregating - shows humans trying to exert power over nature

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4
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capitals and monoliths

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give buildings power as humans

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5
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repetion of reciepts

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‘fine slips from grocery shops’ - money dominates and controls humans
‘fly our lives like paper kites’ - extended metaphor of paper
paper is human power - fragileand easily destroyed - human power is not permanent

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free verse

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