Princess and the Hustler (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE English Literature): Flashcards
Exam code: 0475 & 0992
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Fill in the gap: "An' I never plan to be nuh strange ＿＿＿＿＿"
Wendell, Act 1, Scene 7
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Fill in the gap: "An' I never plan to be nuh strange ＿＿＿＿＿"
Wendell, Act 1, Scene 7
Answer: "An' I never plan to be nuh strange fruit"
Fill in the gap: "Holds her ＿＿＿＿＿ than she's ever held her before"
Stage direction, Act 2, Scene 3
Answer: "Holds her tighter than she's ever held her before"
Fill in the gap: "My ＿＿＿＿＿ invisible but it there..."
Mavis, Act 3, Scene 5
Answer: "My crown invisible but it there..."
Fill in the gap: "Wi ＿＿＿＿＿ being mindful"
Wendell, Act 2, Scene 2
Answer: "Wi done being mindful"
Key quote: "I'm not Black like you. I'm only half. Half of everything"
Lorna, Act 2, Scene 3
Analysis
The short, fragmented sentences expose Lorna's struggle with her mixed heritage. She feels she only half belongs to either side.
Key quote: "Because my hair is as pretty as a doll's she said"
Lorna, Act 2, Scene 3
Analysis
The white doll works as a motif for a beauty standard that leaves Princess feeling excluded. It pushes her to reject her own identity by cutting her hair.
Key quote: "if you come from a queen then you must be a... / A princess!"
Mavis & Princess, Act 3, Scene 5
Analysis
The regal words 'queen' and 'princess' pass pride down the female line of the family. Mavis builds Princess's sense of identity and self-worth.
Key quote: "Let me take a picture of us. All of us..."
Wendell Junior, Act 3, Scene 5
Analysis
The photograph is a symbol of unity. Saying 'all of us' shows Wendell Junior finally accepting his father and the family coming together.
Key quote: "Mi 'ave dreams too Wendell. Small quiet dreams but dem still alive in 'ere..."
Mavis, Act 3, Scene 4
Analysis
The Jamaican dialect and her 'small quiet dreams' present Mavis as modest and selfless. Even so, her hope for the future is still alive.
Key quote: "Di hotta di battle, di sweeta di victory!"
Family, Act 3, Scene 5
Analysis
The call-and-response chant and the contrast of 'battle' and 'victory' show the family united by the bus boycott. Their shared protest brings them together.
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