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d. Quilts are not as personal as tattoos.
Looking at Language
8. This essay relies to a large extent on descriptive language.
List two examples of description: one of a person and one of a
tattoo.
9. Look at the words and phrases that the author chooses to
describe Sarah Peacock. Pick out four and tell how they help
form a coherent impression of the tattoo artist.
10. What words let you know that the author regards tattooing
as an art form?
Discussing the Essay
1. Sarah Peacock, the tattoo artist described in the essay,
sometimes turns down requests for tattoos that are not her
style or not up to her artistic standards, but she never turns
down a request for memorial art. Why do you think that is?
2. How might getting a tattoo of a loved one who has died help a
person cope with loss?
