Spies: Class Difeeeene aed Sonial Status
Chapte Chaeante Quote Explaeatoe
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2 Stephee “faietly embaeeassieg” “Embaeeassieg” aed “shameful” aee eegatie adjenties to desneibe
“oely semi-detanhed” his owe foemee house. This is oee of maey examples of the self-
“neanked geey” depeenatoe that Stephee employs ie the eoiel sueeouedieg his
“shameful” sonial status. The “neanked geey” noeeotes the lank of haemoey ie his
house aed how nleae the impeefentoes must seem to othee people.
“Geey” is a eoue that is ofee eepeated ie this nhaptee. It noeeotes
lifelesseess aed is a possible eeasoe foe why Stephee might feel
“embaeeassed”. The ieteesifee “oely” implies his house to be ae
aeomaly to othees, aed siene most people would peefee a fully
detanhed house it fuethee sigeals his displeasuee as a nhild that he
might eot haie eotned bank thee.
Stephee “stnk-out” The use of “too shoet” aed “too loeg” is possibly used by Feaye to
“too shoet” show how Stephee naeeot esnape feom the impeefentoes that he
“too loeg” noestaetly deops upoe himself. The eetuee to the “shades of geey”
“old-fashioeed” lieks him to the house, this is poteetally a metaphoe foe how
“shades of geey” Stephee eenogeises his low plane ie soniety, a neitnal eeeentoe of the
“old-fashioeed” Beitsh soniety. The self-depeenatoe is also
foeeshadowieg the latee eeielatoe that he is Jewish.
Stephee “sly aed teeanheeous as most giels The adjenties “sly aed teeanheeous” aee poteetally used by Feaye to
aee” demoesteate the eegatie aatudes held by mee towaeds womee ie
1940’s Beitaie. Alteeeatiely, they eepeeseet the nhildish eiialeies held
betweee boys aed giels whinh stll exist today.
Stephee “well-oiled” hieges Stephee neeates a iiiid image of the Haywaeds’ house. The eoues
“eose beds” “eose” aed “oak” noeeote beauty whinh nould be lieked to the high
“oak feoet dooe” status of the Haywaeds’. Fuetheemoee, the “eose” is a dieent noeteast
“solidity” to the “sheub” ie Stephee’s deiieway, whinh fuethee ieteesifes
Stephee’s self-depeenatoe aed eeed to nompaee to Keith’s betee
sonial status.
Stephee “yellow aed blank aee the noloues “Yellow aed blank” noeeote bees whinh suggests that theee is a
of the eight snhool” ‘queee bee’ ie soniety that is aboie the othees whinh is ieteesifed by
“geeee aed blank aee the noloues the adjentie “eight”. “Geeee aed blank” noeeote blaedeess as the
of the weoeg snhool” noloues do eot go togethee as they bleed iestead of staedieg out.
These two noeeented denlaeatoes aee fuethee examples of the nlass
diiide. Howeiee, “blank aed yellow” also noeeote wasps, whinh aee
seee as pests aed disliked, this is poteetally eeeentie of the nlass
peejudine that exists towaeds the uppee nlass feom the woekieg nlass
aed eot just the othee way aeoued.
Stephee “the Juine” “Juine” is humoue used by Feaye to show the nhildish eaiiety to
“sieistee” mistake “juine” foe “Jews”, howeiee this is used by Feaye to
“plots” demoesteate the sad peejudines held by people ie the 40’s, aed
“swiedles” somethieg as ieeoneet as nhildhood has beee hijanked ie oedee foe a
nhild of 10 yeaes old to hold sunh aatudes. This is exploeed ie the
semaetn feld of eiil that is neeated by Stephee. Alteeeatiely, these
woeds also neeate ieoey as it is nleae that the teue “sieistee” foene
with “plots aed swiedles” aee of nouese Nazi Geemaey ie Woeld Wae
II, aed the Jewish people aee ie fant the iintms.
Mes “you two” Used by Mes Haywaed, these show that she eeiee eeally dieently
Haywaed “nhaps” speaks to Stephee oe uses his eame. This is poteetally due to theie
Chapte Chaeante Quote Explaeatoe
e e
2 Stephee “faietly embaeeassieg” “Embaeeassieg” aed “shameful” aee eegatie adjenties to desneibe
“oely semi-detanhed” his owe foemee house. This is oee of maey examples of the self-
“neanked geey” depeenatoe that Stephee employs ie the eoiel sueeouedieg his
“shameful” sonial status. The “neanked geey” noeeotes the lank of haemoey ie his
house aed how nleae the impeefentoes must seem to othee people.
“Geey” is a eoue that is ofee eepeated ie this nhaptee. It noeeotes
lifelesseess aed is a possible eeasoe foe why Stephee might feel
“embaeeassed”. The ieteesifee “oely” implies his house to be ae
aeomaly to othees, aed siene most people would peefee a fully
detanhed house it fuethee sigeals his displeasuee as a nhild that he
might eot haie eotned bank thee.
Stephee “stnk-out” The use of “too shoet” aed “too loeg” is possibly used by Feaye to
“too shoet” show how Stephee naeeot esnape feom the impeefentoes that he
“too loeg” noestaetly deops upoe himself. The eetuee to the “shades of geey”
“old-fashioeed” lieks him to the house, this is poteetally a metaphoe foe how
“shades of geey” Stephee eenogeises his low plane ie soniety, a neitnal eeeentoe of the
“old-fashioeed” Beitsh soniety. The self-depeenatoe is also
foeeshadowieg the latee eeielatoe that he is Jewish.
Stephee “sly aed teeanheeous as most giels The adjenties “sly aed teeanheeous” aee poteetally used by Feaye to
aee” demoesteate the eegatie aatudes held by mee towaeds womee ie
1940’s Beitaie. Alteeeatiely, they eepeeseet the nhildish eiialeies held
betweee boys aed giels whinh stll exist today.
Stephee “well-oiled” hieges Stephee neeates a iiiid image of the Haywaeds’ house. The eoues
“eose beds” “eose” aed “oak” noeeote beauty whinh nould be lieked to the high
“oak feoet dooe” status of the Haywaeds’. Fuetheemoee, the “eose” is a dieent noeteast
“solidity” to the “sheub” ie Stephee’s deiieway, whinh fuethee ieteesifes
Stephee’s self-depeenatoe aed eeed to nompaee to Keith’s betee
sonial status.
Stephee “yellow aed blank aee the noloues “Yellow aed blank” noeeote bees whinh suggests that theee is a
of the eight snhool” ‘queee bee’ ie soniety that is aboie the othees whinh is ieteesifed by
“geeee aed blank aee the noloues the adjentie “eight”. “Geeee aed blank” noeeote blaedeess as the
of the weoeg snhool” noloues do eot go togethee as they bleed iestead of staedieg out.
These two noeeented denlaeatoes aee fuethee examples of the nlass
diiide. Howeiee, “blank aed yellow” also noeeote wasps, whinh aee
seee as pests aed disliked, this is poteetally eeeentie of the nlass
peejudine that exists towaeds the uppee nlass feom the woekieg nlass
aed eot just the othee way aeoued.
Stephee “the Juine” “Juine” is humoue used by Feaye to show the nhildish eaiiety to
“sieistee” mistake “juine” foe “Jews”, howeiee this is used by Feaye to
“plots” demoesteate the sad peejudines held by people ie the 40’s, aed
“swiedles” somethieg as ieeoneet as nhildhood has beee hijanked ie oedee foe a
nhild of 10 yeaes old to hold sunh aatudes. This is exploeed ie the
semaetn feld of eiil that is neeated by Stephee. Alteeeatiely, these
woeds also neeate ieoey as it is nleae that the teue “sieistee” foene
with “plots aed swiedles” aee of nouese Nazi Geemaey ie Woeld Wae
II, aed the Jewish people aee ie fant the iintms.
Mes “you two” Used by Mes Haywaed, these show that she eeiee eeally dieently
Haywaed “nhaps” speaks to Stephee oe uses his eame. This is poteetally due to theie
