Significant cigarettes

• Lev chose a seat near the back 


  Isolated and longs to be far from the others - he is also unapproachable by sitting at th back
• he has sat huddld

  closed off reserved and emotionally unavailable
• sunflowers.. edge of the road

  full of natural imagery
• leather jacket .. low over his eyes 


  emotionally closed off isolated reserved -0 characterisation/ descritption ofnactions shows some rebellions
• as th sun came up 


  symbolises a new beginning , it is also very early in the morning
• even an unlit cigarette was a companion

  solitude is shown in a friendship with an inanimate object (metahore)
• their seperation aches and dreams 


  shows their lack of unity despite their similarities

  they have both been alienated by society
• walk out into a rainy morning

  pathetic fallacy, londin represents a place of meloencholly and sadness
• lev though,,,, odd but neceary 


  London = different he moves bc it is necescary and enables him to live a good life
• in a world he would break his back working

  hyperbole, filled with adversity and tough experiences
• find corners and shadows 


  he wants to become an outsider and imagrents will be neglected and marginalised- moving will be an isolating experience
• herded back onto the coach

  grim and mundance dehumanised
• herded back onto the coach

  grim and mundance dehumanised grim and mundance dehumanised
• stink of another industrial zone 


  sensory imagery grim and dismal,
• 40-45 para flashback

  in summer ….paper on his knee 


  he has experienced alot of loss since he had a happy full family in the past now he does not
• if only we where stocks 


  symbol of goood lcuk and imorality
• my name is lev 


  after remembering his wife and past memories he needs a source of comfort so he starts to chat
• very day summer and winter

  he has a desire for change in his life
• very tired of the view 


  he does not feel a sense of belonging
• sorry I am legal 


  method of protection of himsekf from deportation
• this darkness … would always fall a


  he is clearly not happy , he desires familiarity and a new constant in his ,life
• but it isn’t enough

  he can no longer support his family economically
• he imagened them sitting by a coal fire 


  this is the type of warmth that he wishes to tree I’ve in London
• rain falling

  motif (reacurring image) - life is always signifaigantly depressing bc he left his family
• vodka 


  way of distraction and numbing of reality

  his coaxing mechanism motif
• 130 para 


  neg impression of london
• frumpy queen 


  suggests that he has negative feelings

  no respect for authority and does not understand why they are in a position of power

  frumpy -old
• hitker and Stalin 


  through story dictators

  implies that lev has experienced suffering under corrupt polotitipns
• capatilism 


  way of gov putting people into classes
• Infernal luck 


  Hellish coalition envious of the brits
• my time is coming

  feeling of a new begging and ambitious start- he is taking ownership of his own future
• I am going to make them share it with me

  levs jelousy envious of the British abundance that are available‘/ the opportunities to the uk citizens
• what structure wa s used

  non linear

  bc she used a flash back - to develop the story and th ebcakround of levs character

  to further intrigue the reader

  lev is haunted by his memories - the reader feels much sympathy for him

  in the last 2 paragrphs it showed levs feelings of jlousy