tissue - quotes/ structure

• P T L T L S T, T I W C A T


  Paper that lets the light shine through, this is what could alter things
• P T L T L S T, T I W C A T

  • juxtaposition - paper is thin + easily destroyed but also has the power to change. paper is a microcosm for human life so saying that about humans.
  • religious connotations - 'light'- symbolizes god + purity. we can find god thru paper
• T K U F I W U B, T B O T K


  The kind you find in well used books, the back of the Koran
• T K U F I W U B, T B O T K

  • 'W U B' - religious texts can form foundations on which a society can live their lives
  • human's have no power bc it has already been written for them
  • uses Islam to criticize extremist actions that happen due to what's written on paper → quran. thinks religion is a social construct just paper written by a hand . linking to terrorism + how it is futile
• P S A S A T T W A

  pages smooth and stroked and turned transparent with attention
• P S A S A T T W A

  • duality of religion - 'stroked' - verb - affectionate action - religion is valued by ppl. sibilance - religious books bring peace. dental plosive 't t 'alliteration - religion can also cause conflict
  • 'transparent' - only when u study religion r u able to see the true meanings otherwise there's a danger of lines being taken out of context.
  • 'S A S ' criticism how ppl have adapted the words in religious books to suit themselves + gloss over the -ive stuff
  • 'pages' and the repetition of 'and' implies how long +how much ppl must study religion
• W W P B C C M F O L L P K

  • simile - shows how easily it's too remove materialism from our lives. 'paper' is temporary signifying money in our lives. kites need wind to fly showing that nature agrees.
  • 'our' inclusive pronoun, sense of community, she is in harmony w/ the reader
• 'layer by layer'

  metaphor that a fragile and weak thing like paper could become strong enough to be comp to a brick if untied. she is calling for community to create change in society. when we r by ourselves we r weak, nothing but together we r strong
• structure 


  4 line stanzas but the final single line breaks this. to represent this life as a whole unpredictable + unorganized.
• M T . T S S T T B paper literally + metaphorically shows us the direction we should go

  paper is so significant in our lies bc it defines our identity - passport, birth certificate ect

  paper literally + metaphorically shows us the direction we should go

  identity can be changed by humans on paper- maps we chose to make these borders + nationality. message of unity - if sun can shine thru the borders y cant we bc maps just creates division instead of freedom

  the natural borders represent the obstacles we face to find our identity as a person + in society
• W W P B C C M F O L L P K

  What was paid by credit card might fly our lives like paper kites