Given the fact that the
first chapters are actually told by a child, in this case Claudia, the
vocabulary is well…childlike. The words are simplistic and even self-explanatory,
but when their definitions are put together they tell a story of their own.
Martydrom: A display of feigned or exaggerated suffering
Schemata: A
representation of a plan or theory in the form of an outline or model.
Debris: Scattered
fragments, typically of something wrecked or destroyed.
Zest: Great
enthusiasm and energy.
Hollyhocks: A
tall Eurasian plant (Alcea rosea) of the mallow family, widely cultivated for
its large showy flowers
Starch: Stiffen
(fabric or clothing) with starch
The family is clearly suffering and the children are mirror
images of who they are supposed to be, except that they are shattered wrecked
and destroyed. They have been born into an outline of their lives. The way they
despise their roots, the way they curse poverty, and the way they accept the
fact that they were born into misery is merely proof of the zest they were
deprived from since the beginning of their existence. Like Hollyhocks, the
minds of the adults are thin, narrow, and still, but the children seem to
breakthrough those limitations as long as they stay innocent and naïve when it
comes to reality. They are shielded by creation, imagination, and most
importantly their ability to question.
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