Zimmerobics

Zimmerobics

1. techniques

   • 1st person narrative
     • "I know I am lucky and grateful and I didn't mean to be ungrateful."
   • settings
     • Retirement home
       • "It's just that a sheltered house meant the end of everything".
   • mood reflected in weather
     • "It was a filthy day outside and the room was filled with shadows".

2. Humour

   • "There was Edna with her tongue sticking out".
   • "It really suits you" said a woman whose navy blue one definitely didnt suit her".
   • "I hope she doesn't need to go to the toilet in a hurry".
   • "We looked like jellybabies in our tracksuits".

3. Themes

   • A loss of lust for life
     • "Its so much bother to shove the thing in front of me I can't be bothered".
     • "I'd rather sit and daydream out the window".
   • secret longing for company
     • "I wish shed' just sit down and talk to me".
     • "I became drawn into the conversation and it wasn't that bad."

4. Feel good ending

   • "There I was at the end . .clapping my hands . . .in perfect time to the music