symbolism:
(The cigarette): her trying to become an
adult/freedom/rebellion
(the
stairway to the basement): refuge/moving deeper into war/darkness
(Kansas): “cool”/freedom/western
culture
juxtaposition: (114-16) Marji going down basement
stairs/war getting worse/more repression
extended metaphor: (the mother) a dictator/repressive
regime “guardian of the revolution of this house” 113
mood: stressed, angry, conflicted,
depressed, gloomy, restricted
characterization: (of Marji): “teenager” stubborn,
rebellious
author’s purpose (of this chapter): to show Marji’s
conflict in growing up during a war/figuring it all out
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