we come from our own country in a red room
connotations of belonging, possesive and ownership. suggests duffys closeness her family and the country
she is leaving
“we”- plural “red room
“red room - alllteration, harsh
connotations of danger and anger small space, metaphor - negative emotions
all childhood is emigration
metaphor - just as emigration involves change/ new experiences/ being unsettled so too is childhood a difficult time/ constant change/ new experience traumatic
eyes of a blind toy
Word choice “blind” connotates that it can’t see heading into the unknown “holding its paw” trying to get comfort, she cannot get comfort as it does not know what’s ahead
“your accent wrong”
simple brief statement, word choice connotations of loneliness feeling of not belonging isolation caused by moving growing up
“originally? and i hesitate”
short blunt sentence uncertainty about where she belongs scotland or england no answer
“ i remeber my young shedding its skin like a snake”
similar just as a snake sheds its skin so too is duffy beginning to change just as a snake sheds its skin is a natural process so too is change and growing up
