Untitled Flashcards Set

Towards Midnight

Elsewhere

EMYM

WB

"Towards Midnight" - Identity

"Elsewhere" - Identity

"Every Move You Make" - Identity (Focusing on Jo and Mitch)

"War Baby" - Identity

"Her own body was not her own." (Page 1)

"He was surprised at himself... and he might have been seventeen, a kid again..." (Page 3)

"She was shocked and the shock was physical... what beauty could do to you." (Page 7)

"He had expected these last weeks to resolve... what he was—they had not." (Page 25)

Explanation: Illness fragments her identity, detaching her from her physical self, initiating a shift.

Explanation: Andy’s identity oscillates, revealing a youthful self beneath his mature facade.

Explanation: Jo’s identity shifts through Mitch’s beauty, awakening emotional depth.

Explanation: Charlie’s identity remains fluid, awaiting war’s definition.

"She was losing track... of where her body ended and the rest began." (Page 1)

"He felt sweetly bound to her—painfully bound..." (Page 13)

"He said... ‘That stupid kid wasn’t me.’" (Page 7)

"He saw himself as a man who... had come back with a phantom limb." (Page 31)

Explanation: This blurring reflects an identity in flux, merging with her surroundings as she declines.

Explanation: Fatherhood shapes Andy’s identity as both loving and burdened, evolving with Janine.

Explanation: Mitch rejects his Skip Daley identity, evolving into a new self.

Explanation: War redefines Charlie’s identity with trauma’s invisible mark.

"She watched—hard to say for how long—and was taken out of herself." (Page 2)

"He’d been a football player, good but not good enough." (Page 2)

"She sat again, the small horde of the rolled socks in her lap... A beginning." (Page 23)

"He wore a navy blue air force greatcoat of his father’s." (Page 1)

Explanation: Observing the swimmer lifts her beyond her ailing self, suggesting a temporary identity shift.

Explanation: Past failure defines Andy’s identity as a man of unrealized potential.

Explanation: Jo’s identity restarts post-loss, redefined by grief.

Explanation: His father’s legacy shapes Charlie’s initial identity as a romantic.

"She continued to stand... in possession of all this." (Page 3)

"He was a steady fellow of thirty-three." (Page 1)

"‘Who’s Bobby Kohler?’... ‘Oh, that’s me,’ he said. ‘Was me.’" (Page 12)

"He was going. He would see action..." (Page 4)

Explanation: Her identity evolves into one of ownership, asserting presence amid loss.

Explanation: Steadiness anchors Andy’s identity, shaped by societal expectation.

Explanation: Mitch’s past identity as Bobby shifts, distanced by time.

Explanation: War anticipation shifts Charlie’s identity to one of purpose.

"She felt settled, wonderfully so." (Page 4)

"He felt protective of Harry, most of all of Harry’s feelings." (Page 8)

"What he was abashed by... was his beauty." (Page 8)

"He did not know how to present himself to them." (Page 30)

Explanation: Acceptance of solitude redefines her as calm and self-contained, a new identity state.

Explanation: His role as protector redefines Andy’s identity through duty to Harry.

Explanation: Mitch’s identity resists his own allure, shaping a guarded self.

Explanation: Post-war, Charlie’s identity fractures, unrecognizable to others.

"She could no longer feel the edge of herself." (Page 1)

"He thought of Helen. Of the girls." (Page 9)

"She was an editor, sharp and ambitious." (Page 4)

"The boy was still there... but buried now." (Page 31)

Explanation: Loss of bodily edges mirrors an identity unbound, open to change.

Explanation: Family ties ground Andy’s identity, evolving with each thought of them.

Explanation: Jo’s professional identity anchors her initial self, soon altered by love.

Explanation: War buries Charlie’s youthful identity, evolving him through loss.

"She was alone with the night now." (Page 3)

"He was alone in the crowd." (Page 10)

"He had done everything he could to abolish it." (Page 8)

"He had simply taken it for granted that... he would go." (Page 26)

Explanation: Solitude reshapes her identity as a solitary figure, distinct from her past.

Explanation: Isolation shifts Andy’s identity to one detached despite proximity.

Explanation: Mitch’s scars redefine his identity, rejecting his past beauty.

Explanation: Duty shapes Charlie’s identity, inherited from family.

"She had lost the trick of it, of letting herself go." (Page 1)

"He felt like a kid." (Page 11)

"She howled through the streets. Barefoot." (Page 17)

"He was keeping notes..." (Page 2)

Explanation: Inability to release reflects an identity constrained, evolving through limitation.

Explanation: Regression at the wake reveals an identity fluid with context.

Explanation: Grief transforms Jo’s identity into raw vulnerability.

Explanation: Writing redefines Charlie’s identity as introspective.

"The swimmer made her see herself anew." (Page 2)

"He was fond of Harry, but they might as well have been on different planets." (Page 13)

"He was a builder now, not a star." (Page 6)

"‘I suppose you’re proud of yourself,’ she accused." (Page 8)

Explanation: His presence prompts a reimagined identity, vitalized by contrast.

Explanation: Distance from Harry redefines Andy’s identity as disconnected.

Explanation: Mitch’s identity evolves from actor to craftsman, a deliberate shift.

Explanation: Josie’s judgment shifts Charlie’s identity to defender of choice.

"She was no longer the same." (Page 3)

"He’d been away too long." (Page 10)

"She saw him... running round the far side of an oval." (Page 17)

"He felt like an old-timer himself these days." (Page 29)

Explanation: The night’s events shift her identity, marking a subtle transformation.

Explanation: Time away reshapes Andy’s identity as an outsider in Sydney.

Explanation: Jo reimagines Mitch’s identity as a dreamer, reshaping her memory.

Explanation: Returning, Charlie’s identity ages beyond his years.

"Chipper’s voice came back to her." (Page 2)

"He was a grown man, twelve years married." (Page 3)

"She was no longer the same woman." (Page 16)

"He was a stranger now." (Page 30)

Explanation: Memories redefine her identity, linking her to a past self through loss.

Explanation: Marriage solidifies Andy’s identity, a milestone of maturity.

Explanation: Mitch’s death redefines Jo’s identity through loss.

Explanation: War alienates Charlie’s identity from his past community.

"She stood as if she were another." (Page 3)

"He wanted to range out." (Page 8)

"He had no sense of fantasy himself." (Page 10)

"He hung the greatcoat in the wardrobe..." (Page 25)

Explanation: Observing herself suggests an identity split, evolving through detachment.

Explanation: Yearning for freedom hints at an identity beyond his current role.

Explanation: Mitch’s grounded identity contrasts with his past, evolving through rejection.

Explanation: Shedding the coat marks a shift in Charlie’s identity pre-war.

"She was here, still here." (Page 3)

"He saw himself in Janine." (Page 13)

"She felt herself anew in his presence." (Page 5)

"He watched himself. Watched them." (Page 32)

Explanation: Persistence redefines her identity as resilient, despite frailty.

Explanation: His daughter mirrors and reshapes Andy’s identity through lineage.

Explanation: Jo’s identity shifts with Mitch, enriched by intimacy.

Explanation: Self-surveillance redefines Charlie’s identity as fragmented.

"The dark too was lost to her." (Page 1)

"He was pleased, in a quiet, self-congratulatory way." (Page 10)

"He was Mitchell Maze now." (Page 12)

"He was Charlie Dowd, not his father." (Page 11)

Explanation: Sensory loss reshapes her identity, narrowing her perception of self.

Explanation: A fleeting conquest redefines Andy’s identity with masculine pride.

Explanation: Mitch’s current identity supplants Bobby, marking growth.

Explanation: Differentiation from his father shapes Charlie’s identity.

"She waited now for the nightingale." (Page 3)

"He dealt with his own hair, a few flat-handed slaps." (Page 11)

"She was the keeper of his things." (Page 23)

"Walking, he found, set just the right pace..." (Page 29)

Explanation: Anticipation hints at an identity open to hope, shifting with each moment.

Explanation: Routine gestures affirm Andy’s identity as practical and unpretentious.

Explanation: Jo’s identity becomes custodial, shaped by Mitch’s remnants.

Explanation: Movement redefines Charlie’s identity as reflective.

"She was the watcher now." (Page 2)

"He was Andy Mayo, miner’s son." (Page 2)

"He was too deeply intent to hear her." (Page 17)

"He was no longer the thin-shouldered youth." (Page 29)

Explanation: Her role as observer becomes her identity, defined by the swimmer’s presence.

Explanation: Heritage shapes Andy’s identity, rooting him in class and place.

Explanation: Mitch’s imagined focus redefines his identity as unreachable.

Explanation: Physical change mirrors Charlie’s evolving identity.

"She felt the weight of herself." (Page 1)

"He felt the loss of the day." (Page 12)

"She was ambitious, but softer now." (Page 21)

"He ate alone in the kitchen..." (Page 34)

Explanation: Physical awareness shifts her identity toward a burdened, grounded self.

Explanation: Temporal shift redefines Andy’s identity as reflective.

Explanation: Love and loss soften Jo’s identity, evolving her edge.

Explanation: Solitude post-war reshapes Charlie’s identity as isolated.

"The terrace was hers alone." (Page 3)

"He was no longer the boy he’d been." (Page 9)

"He saw himself as plain, not beautiful." (Page 8)

"He was a man now, not a boy." (Page 26)

Explanation: Ownership of space redefines her identity as solitary yet sovereign.

Explanation: Growth distances Andy from his past self, evolving his identity.

Explanation: Mitch’s self-perception shifts his identity from others’ views.

Explanation: Departure solidifies Charlie’s mature identity.

"She was more than her body now." (Page 2)

"He stood with his back against a wall." (Page 10)

"She stood under the drooping leaves." (Page 17)

"The park was gone, drowned." (Page 36)

Explanation: Transcendence through observation elevates her identity beyond physical decline.

Explanation: Physical stance mirrors an identity on the edge, seeking connection.

Explanation: Jo’s identity aligns with mourning, shaped by memory.

Explanation: Changed spaces reflect Charlie’s altered identity.

"She had become the night." (Page 3)

"He was a father now, not a kid." (Page 13)

"He was a man of the shack now." (Page 5)

"He saw himself in the seagulls." (Page 37)

Explanation: Merging with the night suggests an identity fully transformed by her surroundings.

Explanation: Parenthood fully redefines Andy’s identity, marking maturity.

Explanation: Mitch’s identity ties to his environment, evolving from stardom.

Explanation: Nature mirrors Charlie’s identity, shifting to resilience.

"She saw herself in his wake." (Page 2)

"He saw himself as steady, not wild." (Page 8)

"She felt the horizon in him." (Page 16)

"He was haunted by ghostly selves." (Page 31)

Explanation: The swimmer’s ripples redefine her identity, reflecting a vitalized self.

Explanation: Self-perception shapes Andy’s identity as reliable, not adventurous.

Explanation: Jo’s perception redefines Mitch’s identity as elusive, shaping her own.

Explanation: War’s multiplicity redefines Charlie’s identity as layered.