Post A week 4

Vocabulary:

Lacerated: (120)
to tear roughly; mangle: The barbed wire lacerated his hands.
to distress or torture mentally or emotionally; wound deeply; pain greatly

Comradely: (122)
heartily friendly and congenial


Appeals:
1. 'My sisters shrieked with laughter when I appeared. "He can't go out in those," they cried. "He'll be arrested by the police!"'(139)
This has emotional appeals because it makes a person feel bad for Roald. We have all been forced into a ridiculous outfit in our lives, so why make fun of others who unfortunatly look ridiculous at the moment?
2. 'Nobody's taking the slightest notice of you' my mother saidas we walked through Bexley High Street. And Curiously enough nobody was.' (139) This has humorous appeals because Roald made a huge fuss about having to wear the ridiculous uniform, but no one cared about what he was wearing.
3. "At Repton, the prefects were never called prefects. They were simply called Boazars, and they had te power of life and death over us junior boys." (141) This quote make you feel bad for all of the underdogs at Repton school.

Sig Quote.

" A ritual took place in the dormitory after each beating. The Victim was required to stand in the middle of the room and lower his pajama trousers so that the damage could be inspected. Half a dozen experts would crowd around you and express thier opinions in highly professional language. This quote is significant because it show how commonplace beating childern was in this time period and in this book.

Themes:

One theme in this book seems to be fear of those who are above you.