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Flashcards in Sailmaker- Symbolism Deck (8)
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1
Q

Broken torch

A

Davie literally and metaphorically left in the dark

2
Q

Buring tools and Marital Furniture

A

Davie has given up

3
Q

Bow

A

childish games Alec left behind

4
Q

Yacht

A

broken promises

5
Q

Fantasy comics

A

childhood adventures

6
Q

Shell

A

Alec dreamed of travelling and is more realistic

7
Q

Quote about the poem Alec said about the yacht that symbolises the death of hope and happiness.
The one about a Viking hero’s boat being burned and he dies in it.

A

‘The yacht had a sail… with the body of a body of a dead chief.”

8
Q

Quote: Alec upset about Davie breaking his promises

A

“You were always gonnae fix it up for me. Ah could always imagine it.”