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Flashcards by sophiearthurton, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by sophiearthurton
almost 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Keller | -Displaces his guilt onto others and tries to justify his actions in order to cope. -Chris forces him to admit his culpability. -The way he speaks about Steve = he can't escape his guilt. -When people condemn Steve, he feels personally attacked. Dramatically defends Steve. |
| Keller and Chris | -Chris turns his back on Keller > Keller realises how serious his crime was. -Instead of attempting to come to terms with his disgrace, he attacks his family for not supporting him. -Keller only comes to terms after hearing Larry's letter. |
| Chris | -Uncomfortable with father's success. -Guilt = failure to voice doubts about validity of father's story. -Keller's crime is the event that links all sources of shame. -Chris can't bear being associated with Keller who killed servicemen like him. |
| Kate | -Total knowledge of true events but chooses to help Keller in his deception. -Denies most painful result of shop incident = Larry's death. - escapes blame -Thinks she doesn't need to accept guilt, as long as weren't responsible for Larry's death. -Emphasises Keller's guilt, attacks him by tying him to Larry's death. Pointing out his guilt she avoids her own. |
| Ann | -Ashamed of Steve = who tried to minimize his own guilt by highlighting Keller's. -Symbolically severed ties with her father - determined not to be tainted by Father's crime. Everyone assumes she's kept in contact with him - brings her constant reminders. -Shame = she initially supported her father, only to realize his guilt. -Resentment stems from surrendering her faith in her father. |
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