Charlie and Tommo - Twenty-four Minutes Past Twelve
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- Created on: 02-12-19 16:02
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- Twenty-four Minutes Past Midnight - Charlie and Tommo
- "I
was with Charlie again, working alongside him on the farm." P76
- "with" = possessive / accompanying
- Implies togetherness, physical closeness; T feels belongs with C; being together is good - better than not
- "again" = another time, returning
- Implies togetherness, physical closeness; T feels belongs with C; being together is good - better than not
- "again" = another time, returning
- "alongside" = equality, in cooperation
- Implies togetherness, physical closeness; T feels belongs with C; being together is good - better than not
- Implies togetherness, physical closeness; T feels belongs with C; being together is good - better than not
- "with" = possessive / accompanying
- "was almost as tall as him by now, but still not as fast, nor as strong" P76
- "almost as tall" = metaphor? Almost as good? Almost on par? Almost on same level? Almost equal?
- "but" implies doubt; T knows C still has a lot of better qualities - will always be better in some ways
- "Things
were changing between us. Charlie didn’t treat me like a boy anymore, and I
liked that, I liked that a lot"
- Repetition = emphasises T's happiness, comfort, feels adult - equal?
- Changing for good - improving; getting closer & growing up
- "The
look between them said it all, and I knew then that I had been betrayed." P78.
- "betrayed" = let down, disloyal, broken promise
- T feels hurt; beginning of breakdown of relationship; betrayal emphasised by T's previous ideas of their relationship getting better / stronger - makes the breakdown worse
- They’d
been meeting in secret and neither of them had told me" P78
- T feels hurt; beginning of breakdown of relationship; betrayal emphasised by T's previous ideas of their relationship getting better / stronger - makes the breakdown worse
- "The
look between them said it all, and I knew then that I had been betrayed." P78.
- "betrayed" = let down, disloyal, broken promise
- They’d
been meeting in secret and neither of them had told me" P78
- They’d
been meeting in secret and neither of them had told me" P78
- T feels C gone behind his back; relationship becoming more fractured
- "resentment" - treated unfairly, bitter, jealous
- "betrayed" = let down, disloyal, broken promise
- T feels C gone behind his back; relationship becoming more fractured
- "resentment" - treated unfairly, bitter, jealous
- "betrayed" = let down, disloyal, broken promise
- "I
was so filled with anger and resentment towards him that I never wanted to
speak to him again." P79
- "I
was with Charlie again, working alongside him on the farm." P76
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