PATRICIA
• draws back the curtains which reveals the mist’
• Wheelchair ‘started to dig into her back.’
• ‘she has been rather hoping the whole house would go up in
smoke, with all of them inside it.’
• ‘the one good man in my life’ - her father.
• ‘backwards glance only crick the neck.’
• ‘steering her gaze away from the unbearable present.’
• ‘noticing him as rarely as possible.’
• ‘she thinks once more of burning down the house.’
• ‘the past doesn’t amount to much in the end, does it?’
• ‘truth is concept only children believe in, like dragons and
houses made of bread and cake.’
• ‘you were like the sun…my son.’
• ‘then put them in the oven. Dry them out’ - something ruined
can be fixed
• ‘Patricia would of shot the dog if Richard hadn’t stopped her’
• Shouting reminds her of ‘a world in which things mattered,
where people still want to be heard and where there are
consequences to their actions.’
• ‘i think I owe you an apology.’
• ‘I’m talking about hope.’
• ‘everything’s changed’
• ‘is all coming back.’
• ‘she is on her own two feet at last.’
• ‘perhaps it's the price we all had to pay - each one of us’ -
responsibility.
• ‘cloud of yellow butterflies hovering around the weeds’
• ‘Inexhaustible source of renewal and growth’
• ‘filled with what she could only have described as happiness.’
• ‘because thats all we have left’ - the truth.
• ‘when we go to Durban, I will put him in a home’
• ‘of course I’m sorry.’
• ‘isn't it going to be a lovely day’
LOOKSMART
• ‘he is an intruder in his own land.’
• ‘never quite belong.’
• ‘This isn’t fancy dress.’
• ‘I didn’t dress like this to please you.’
• ‘I am a different man no.’
• ‘sometimes a crick in the neck is exactly what the doctor orders’
• ‘the past is - unimportant’ quoting Patricia
• ‘no consequences to people’s actions. I find that repugnant’
, • ‘tell me everything’
• ‘what you have always been afraid of: the truth.’
• ‘English remains the language of lies and liars.’
• ‘but what I have told you is not the full story’
• ‘it is only about what we saw. What about what we didn’t see?’
• ‘his daughters, however, are still looking for that missing part of
him.’
• ‘I think about it every day.’
• ‘his daughters love him absolutely and he loves them back.’
• ‘he knows that he would quickly die without them’ - his
daughters.
• ‘the rest of my life belongs to my family.’
• Patricia asks him ‘will you be able to go away from here and try
to become something - something new.’
• ‘I am indeed what people call a success.’
• ‘my name is Phiwayinkosi’
BEAUTY
• ‘her fear has always been there’
• ‘I was afraid of him.’
• ‘all beauty wants is a roof over her head that she can call her
own.’
• ‘the one thing she will not have in her house is a man.’
• ‘the only real justice in the world is the one you make for
yourself.’
• ‘sometimes a small amount of truth is enough to satisfy a
persons appetite.’
• ‘words had already been arranged inside her’ - needs to release
the truth.
• ‘you must find the truth for yourself’
• Teacup symbol, painting of English country lane (Patricia gave to
her because it was broken) – powerful, access to superior world.
RICHARD
• We were in heaven or hell; I can’t say which. I doubt it mattered’
• ‘pair of leopards he shot in Kenya’
‘detached from his casual act of violence’ - leopard,
Richard doesn’t seem to be phased by what he has done –
photograph symbolizes his no emotions, partaking in
cruelty, feels no guilt.
• ‘he has lost all sign of a path.’
• ‘oh - that’
• ‘a home for people that are sick’
• ‘he was raping her.’
• draws back the curtains which reveals the mist’
• Wheelchair ‘started to dig into her back.’
• ‘she has been rather hoping the whole house would go up in
smoke, with all of them inside it.’
• ‘the one good man in my life’ - her father.
• ‘backwards glance only crick the neck.’
• ‘steering her gaze away from the unbearable present.’
• ‘noticing him as rarely as possible.’
• ‘she thinks once more of burning down the house.’
• ‘the past doesn’t amount to much in the end, does it?’
• ‘truth is concept only children believe in, like dragons and
houses made of bread and cake.’
• ‘you were like the sun…my son.’
• ‘then put them in the oven. Dry them out’ - something ruined
can be fixed
• ‘Patricia would of shot the dog if Richard hadn’t stopped her’
• Shouting reminds her of ‘a world in which things mattered,
where people still want to be heard and where there are
consequences to their actions.’
• ‘i think I owe you an apology.’
• ‘I’m talking about hope.’
• ‘everything’s changed’
• ‘is all coming back.’
• ‘she is on her own two feet at last.’
• ‘perhaps it's the price we all had to pay - each one of us’ -
responsibility.
• ‘cloud of yellow butterflies hovering around the weeds’
• ‘Inexhaustible source of renewal and growth’
• ‘filled with what she could only have described as happiness.’
• ‘because thats all we have left’ - the truth.
• ‘when we go to Durban, I will put him in a home’
• ‘of course I’m sorry.’
• ‘isn't it going to be a lovely day’
LOOKSMART
• ‘he is an intruder in his own land.’
• ‘never quite belong.’
• ‘This isn’t fancy dress.’
• ‘I didn’t dress like this to please you.’
• ‘I am a different man no.’
• ‘sometimes a crick in the neck is exactly what the doctor orders’
• ‘the past is - unimportant’ quoting Patricia
• ‘no consequences to people’s actions. I find that repugnant’
, • ‘tell me everything’
• ‘what you have always been afraid of: the truth.’
• ‘English remains the language of lies and liars.’
• ‘but what I have told you is not the full story’
• ‘it is only about what we saw. What about what we didn’t see?’
• ‘his daughters, however, are still looking for that missing part of
him.’
• ‘I think about it every day.’
• ‘his daughters love him absolutely and he loves them back.’
• ‘he knows that he would quickly die without them’ - his
daughters.
• ‘the rest of my life belongs to my family.’
• Patricia asks him ‘will you be able to go away from here and try
to become something - something new.’
• ‘I am indeed what people call a success.’
• ‘my name is Phiwayinkosi’
BEAUTY
• ‘her fear has always been there’
• ‘I was afraid of him.’
• ‘all beauty wants is a roof over her head that she can call her
own.’
• ‘the one thing she will not have in her house is a man.’
• ‘the only real justice in the world is the one you make for
yourself.’
• ‘sometimes a small amount of truth is enough to satisfy a
persons appetite.’
• ‘words had already been arranged inside her’ - needs to release
the truth.
• ‘you must find the truth for yourself’
• Teacup symbol, painting of English country lane (Patricia gave to
her because it was broken) – powerful, access to superior world.
RICHARD
• We were in heaven or hell; I can’t say which. I doubt it mattered’
• ‘pair of leopards he shot in Kenya’
‘detached from his casual act of violence’ - leopard,
Richard doesn’t seem to be phased by what he has done –
photograph symbolizes his no emotions, partaking in
cruelty, feels no guilt.
• ‘he has lost all sign of a path.’
• ‘oh - that’
• ‘a home for people that are sick’
• ‘he was raping her.’
