WOMEN IN BLACK - THEMES
- Created by: DonnaJimmy
- Created on: 05-05-18 21:14
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- THEMES
- Isolation
- Kipps is left out of the Christmas ghost story telling time as he is not enjoying it = inability to participate isolates him
- He leaves Stella so he can make a living and come back with help = isolation from the loved ones
- Alice Drablow lived in the EMH for year by herself. EMH is a physically isolated island where there is sea frets.
- The WIB is isolated as she is seen alone and she was isolated from her son which she lost hence the plot of the story
- Keckwick and Mr Jerome are isolated in their own fear of the WIB = no emotions and not a person who expresses opinions
- Kipps is isolated in the new town as he is not aware of the conspiracy of silence
- Monk's Piece is further away from the uncivil side of the city where there is chaos. MP is disciplined and ordered
- When he sets off from London, there's no one on the train = no one to help him = unsettling
- = to create fear = to show need for love companions = to create tense atmosphere
- Fear
- Kipps is scared and agitated that he runs out of the house = psychological illnesses
- Mr Jerome clutches Kipps' arm and nearly collapses at the mention of the WIB = she is terrifying and is powerful
- Kipps' change through the novella as he was optimistic but had nervous illnesses = maddness fills time he should be happy for like celebrating with others.
- You can have long lasting effects like Keckwick or short term like heart "pounding"
- Mr Jerome and Kipps both don't want to caccept the fear they know of
- The WIB controls the death of children to bring fear
- Supernatural
- beyond natural = Kipps didn't believe in it at first = intelligent and educated young Kipps
- He changes as he starts believing in ghosts = transformation
- Influences from the past
- You can't escape it = Arthur thinks he is secure after many years in Monk's Piece but suddenly there is a sudden fear gripping him
- Jennet Humphrey can't let go of her past memories of her child dying before her eyes = injustice in the soceity
- Isolation
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