N5 SST - Donovan Flashcards
what are 5 key quotes from away in a manger
“Is he an angel, Mammy?”
“Amy had been gaun on aboot the lights for weeks; at least this would get it ower and done wi.”
“dressed in auld jeans and a thin jaciket … a worn training shoe, the cheapest kind they sold in the store”
“Sandra, didn’t want her tae know, she was too young.”
“She rumbled in her purse, pulled out three pound coins.”
“It had been too dear, too much really, but Sandra always wanted Amy to have nice things.”
what are 5 key quotes from all that glisters
“Subtle, daddy?” “Aye hen, subtle.”
“the glitter jist brought everythin tae life, gleaming and glisterin agin the flat cardboard”
“ah felt the warmth of her body gradually dissolve the ice of mine”
“Clare, you’re no a baby, its time you grew up and showed consideration for other folk.”
“this dull, drab figure, skin aw peely-wally.”
“You came wear red to a funeral. You have to show respect fur the deid”
what are 5 key quotes from dear santa
“a dry kiss, barely grazin ma cheek”
“nearly closin the door, but leavin a wee crack of light fallin across the bedclothes”
“In the photy she’s at the front…glittering as if she really wis an angel, and ah’m this big lurkin thing at the endy the back row, daurk and blurred.”
“I dont think i believe in santa any mair but i don’t want to admit it.”
“Look, theres Katie, sound”
what is All that Glisters about?
‘All that Glisters’ is about a young Glaswegian girl called Clare
-father dies from asbestosis
-likes glitter pens, makes card for dying father with pens.
what is ‘Dear Santa’ about?
‘Dear Santa’ is about a young Glaswegian girl called Allison.
-Mother doesn’t lover her, doesn’t show affection for her.
-Younger sister gets all the attention, asked why she cant be like her sister.
-Asks for help for the first time but she breaks down
what is ‘Away in a Manger’ about
about a glaswegian mother (Sandra) and daughter (Amy) who go to George Square to see Christmas lights.
-lots of homeless people and junkies
-Homeless guy sleeping amongst nativity scene.
-Amy asked if homeless guy is angel
-Sandra doesn’t tell Amy about homelessness
-They get bus home
What are 6 key quotes from Hieroglyphics?
“ah hated that sarky bastard”
“ah foond masel oot the dance wioot a partner”
“what’s this supposed to be - hieroglyphics?”
“he used to squint at ye through wan eye as if he wis examinin ye through a microscope and had jist discovered a new strain of bacteria that could wipe our the entire population a Glesga”
“ah wis the wan that fell at the first fence”
“shes a poor wee soul but she tries very hard”
