Leave Taking (WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Fill in the gap: "We going to be ＿＿＿＿＿ shots in London."
Enid, Scene 4
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Fill in the gap: "We going to be ＿＿＿＿＿ shots in London."
Enid, Scene 4
Answer: "We going to be big shots in London."
Fill in the gap: "Show us yer ＿＿＿＿＿, yer black monkey"
Brod, Scene 7
Answer: "Show us yer tail, yer black monkey"
Fill in the gap: "Go back to school and sit that ＿＿＿＿＿"
Del, Scene 5
Answer: "Go back to school and sit that exam"
Key quote: "Call me a alien. As if me live the last thirty years on the moon"
Brod, Scene 2
Analysis
Brod feels rejected by the country he has lived in for decades. The word "alien" shows his sense of unbelonging as a Windrush migrant whose right to stay is questioned.
Key quote: "BRODERICK enters wearing an old suit. His tie hangs around his neck."
Stage direction, Scene 2
Analysis
The loose, untied tie is a visual symbol of Brod's unbelonging. He has dressed up to fit in but cannot quite complete the look.
Key quote: "Right up to the end she never say a word to me"
Enid, Scene 8
Analysis
Enid mourns the silence between her and her own mother. The line shows the unhealed family rift that has passed down the generations.
Key quote: "They can't take you education away from you"
Enid, Scene 2
Analysis
Enid sees education as the one thing that cannot be lost. It gives her daughters security in a country that often rejects them.
Key quote: "A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware..."
Viv, Scene 2
Analysis
Viv recites English poetry by heart, showing how the English curriculum shapes her identity. Education imposes a sense of self that is not fully her own.
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