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Shounik Joshi 10TH Foreign
Shounik Joshi 10TH Foreign
DUFFY
MIND MAP
POINT- DICTION
Evidence- recites the letter
Explanation- rehearses the letter, this probably shows that she is
missing her native land and is rehearsing the letter in her head also
the yearning memories those tend to stay
Exploration- Once more there is a divide between the internal voice
and the external. They write in their native language and “recite” it
that way in their head, but outside of this context there is no time for
them to use it.one element that segregates her is that she thinks in
one language and speaks in another
Evidence-mother singing
Explanation- this brings in the theme of nostalgia as she remembers
the voice of her mither but refers to it as singing
Exploration- auditory imagery manages to evoke pity from the
readers as they are reminiscent of these jovial time in their lives
additionally, the narrator’s mother’s voice is what soothes her when
she feels trapped , while translating all her emotions into this city’s
dialect. Apparently the singing might be a source of strength to
battle this quarantined battle this twenty years.
Evidence- brick wall
Explanation- the speaker found her name written in red on a brick
wall, the brick wall can be a symbol of the stubbornness of the
society and its rigidness or sturdiness of the unchanging society and
something she is ‘against’ of
Exploration-As the readers imagine a name ‘sprayed in red’ on ‘a
brick wall’. They too feel the atrocities offered to a foreigner. The
imagery of the colour ‘red’ intensifies the hatred towards a foreigner.
It further suggests that the locals want to establish a metaphorical
‘wall’ , one which does not permit the foreigner’s thoughts or culture
to remain in the country . the sheer act of spraying her name shows
the lack of respect they hold for her persona.
POINT- SYNTAX
Evidence- ‘.Work.Sleep.’
Explanation- a very short reference the person’s routine and gives a
sense mundanity and the short sentences talk about the many things
but has a very diffused state of mind (scattered thoughts showcased
by cesura)
Exploration- as there are three full stops between ‘.Work.Sleep.’ it
makes the readers to stop and read it with more focus which lets
them relate with the agony the speaker is going through and that
desperate need of some companionship can be felt. As an evidence
the full stops were intentional pauses to bring in the upper case
letters once again portraying the magnitude of the pain… something
the writer did not wanted to convey in lower case letters