ENG MOD A-B

Tripartite structure(Home)

• sheds light on her history of migration between countries

• parallels her emotional journey from confusion to spiritual epiphany and ultimately acceptance of home to be intangible

• exploring the internal dilemmas from lack of certainty of belonging and conflicted ideas of home and selfhood

“No children are raped there, No one eats while others go hungry.“(Home)

• anaphora

• idealised home as a sanctuary from poverty and war, demonstrating Lo’s conception of home arising not form physical location but her desire to create a nurturing enviro for her family

“Translate this corrupt language of my body to the pure language of that other place“(Home)

• biblical allusion

• juxtaposition of pure and corrupt

• elevates her cultural dislocation to spiritual transformation

• indicates her urge to forcibly blend both eastern and weestern values

• suggests language to be a spirtiaul bridge that allows for preservation and transformation of identity across cultures. 

“running water, six sets of taps… enough books for a dowager empress or a medieval king“(Home)

• hyperbole

• cumulative listing

• creates a start difference showing her material success as compared to her father’s living conditions

• it contrasts her underlying emoitonal displacement to the place

“If there must be a place, a tent for the body on this earth, I’ll take this one.“(Home)

• assertive tone

• reveals consideration of her family circumstances => acceptance due to family circumstances

• metaphor of tent

• conveys the transient nature of her circumstances

  • affirming true stability is from family bonds that embody and transmit culture

“My grandfather made me a gift….until another gift, my mother’s“(Translucent Jade) Maureen Ten

• extended metaphor of gift

• it alludes to the intimate act of naming of chinese traditions

• Names convey the namer’s hopes for the receiver

  • mother=> assimilation

  • grandfather => honest and resilient character

• Displays the cultural significance of positioning family as a powerful force in preserving heritage, yet it also foreshadow the persona’s conflicted emotions towards unfamiliar aspects of her identity.

  • Immigrants are innately torn between preserving culture and unintentionally disconnecting children from their heritage.

“Her gift sparkled and sang“

• Personification + sibilance

• refers to Maureen

• connotations of positivity and glamour

• suggesting deception as it reflects her mother’s prioritisation of assimilation over preservation

• conceal culture behind anglicised name

“Sometimes i felt an imposter/Sometimes i thought it reflected hidden aspects i could own“

• anaphora

• persona’s dilemma of being alienated from her own ancestral culture where ambivalence is developed in “quote“

• The repetition underscores realisation of uncovered characteristics previously supressed under western dominant context

  • now can reclaim to achieve holistic self reconciliation showing cultural identity passed down through family can empower + unsettle

“Do I do it belong“

• Inverse syntax

• the realisation of fluidity of cultural identity , contingent on shifting context culminates in “quote“

• constructing the image of family through name is a foreign entity with control over her

• reinforcing disorientation and distance from heritage + struggles of losing culture in assimilation??

“lungs in a briefcase“ and “it came down on us like water“

• simile + metaphor

• overwhelming saturation of Feedtech in daily life compared to basic neccessities such as air and water.

• Hyperbolic imagery, → technological dependence destroyes self-sufficiency and reduces individuals to vessels sustained by corporate-controlled input. 

“When the schools were run by the government which sounds completely Nazi….how to find bargains“

• satire

  • novel’s corporate-funded education system through the ironic nazi comparison

• exposes how youths are unaware of their indoctrination into a consumerist mindset,

• perpetuating a cycle of exploitation

“How bout it Violet Durn….Shop till you stop and drop.“

• inauthentic commercial jingle

• satire

• cheerful rhyme contrasts the ultimatum equating her ability to consumer to her life and death

• corporate power in Feed fails to consider its life altering effects

  • prioritisies only those who gain value thorugh consumer activity

• Violet’s entrapment warns modern audiences of how corporate-driven tehchnological advancement dehumanises indivdual identities down to economic worth.

“the cuts were like eyes“

• simile 

• normalised self harm

• grotequely mocks how humans can blindly adopt harmful trends encouraged by digital algorithms

• Their vulnerabiltiy to manipulation

“this month’s 20 Hot Sex Tips for girls“

• tonal shift

• omniprescence is seen in constant interuptions in Titus’s life

  • his short lived focus

  • commodifies emotional vulnerability

  • absurdity of sexualised content being directed at teenagers illustrate exploitative nature of consumerism enhancing negative self-perceptions.

• Corporate forces fragment authentic communication, where indivudals lose their ability to self-express in mature ways, thus eroding meaning ful human relationships.

“I was naked. Completely naked….I ordered pair after pair,“

• repetition

• inability to process grief and guilt sustainably resulting to compulsive consumption. 

• tech dependence restricts indivdual’s ability to cope => isolation from community

“Can I tell you what I see? Can I tell you?…Our skin is falling off… We’re losing it“

• anaphora

• synecdoche of skin

• violet’s desperation and isolation as the collective ignore the clear signs of deterioration of their environment ‘skin falling off‘ due to tech

• Violet’s decline parallels the consequences of challenging conformity with the lack of support,

• her desire for authentic connection with others inclduing Titus is left unfulfilled

“Does this count?“ + “to live“

• sarcastic rhetorical question

• confront’s Titus’s inability to grasp responsibilities of his callousness

• Feed influence limits self=-reflection => emotional immaturity.

HOME

• tripartite strucutre

• No children are raped here, no one eats while others go hungry

• Translate this corrupt language of my body to the pure language of that other place

• “running water, six sets of taps…enough books for a dowager empress, or a medieval king“

• “if there must be a place, a tent on this earth, I’ll take this one.“

Translucent Jade

“My grandfather made me a gift when i was born…until another gift, my mother’s“

“…her gift sparkled and sang“

“Sometimes I felt an imposter/Sometimes i thought it reflected hidden aspects i could own.“

“Do i to it belong?“