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WSS - Quotes and Notes'They say when trouble comes close ranks, and so the white people did. But we were
not in their ranks.' - answer context, narrator doesn't fit in
'you were the widow of a slave owner, the daughter of a slave owner' - answer
Antoinette, background
'orchids flourished out of reach for some reason not to be touched' - answer nature
imagery, shows differences in society
'she was your fathers wedding present to me' - answer When Annette is telling
Antoinette how they came to know Christophine, it shows how Christophine is too an
outsider like Annette coming from Martinique. She is a remnant of pre-Emancipation,
but is now a free woman, choosing to stay with Annette for 'her own reasons'
'go away white cockroach' 'white cockroach go away' - answer animal imagery,
zoomorphism, repetition. Antoinette wasn't wanted as a child
'No more slavery! She had to laugh.' - answer Juxtaposition, so unbelievable to her
'It was their talk about Christophine that changed Colibri' – answer Christophine had a
positive impact on their lives
'the sky and the sea were on fire when we left Bertrand Bay at last' - answer setting
reflects emotion
'live here most of your life and know nothing about the people' - answer shows isolation
'his crib was on fire' - answer more fire imagery
'take the child' – answer dehumanizing Antoinette
'he made an effort to fly down but his clipped wings failed he and he fell screeching' 'he
was all on fire' - answer bad luck to clip a parrot's wings, Antoinette's wings, motif of fire
'white n*****' 'black Englishman' - answer Shows how out of place both Antoinette and
Rochester are, juxtaposition
'the house was burning, the yellow red sky was like the sunset' - answer Nature vs
symbol of fire. Foreshadowing
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