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16 October 2014

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in a domestic sort of way 1. What other word continues the idea of domestic? homely soiled humming 2. What's the effect of referring to the buzzing of the flies as domestic? It makes you think specifically about bluebottles, because they're the flies you find in houses. It makes the flies seem less ominous. They're just busy with the job they're doing. It refers back to the hammering sound she hears in the distance. 3. What does this description suggest that Mrs Scott feels about the scene before her? ambivalent and uninterested comfortable and accepting disgusted and revolted

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