Quotes For Glasgow 5 March

Question 1

A young

Answer 1

“a young man and his girl are falling backwards into a shop window” - unsuspected, dangerous, possibly accidental, the fact that they are a young couple suggests that they are innocent and harmless.

Question 2

The young

Answer 2

“The young man’s face is bristling with fragments of glass” - “bristling” suggests many short, sharp pieces, almost like stubble, aggression, reflecting the violence of the situation.

Question 3

The girl’s

Answer 3

“the girl’s leg has caught on the broken window and spurts arterial blood” - “spurts” suggests the wound is deep and possibly fatal, “arterial blood” - specific and medical.

Question 4

Their faces

Answer 4

“Their faces show surprise, shock and the beginning of pain” - Almost as if they are frozen in time, variety of emotions, overwhelming, physical and emotional pain.

Question 5

The two

Answer 5

“The two youths who have pushed them are about to complete the operation” - Not an accident as it is part of a planned robbery, “complete” suggests that pushing the young couple is merely part of their plan, the two youths have little to no concern for human life, “operation” suggests something cold and calculated.

Question 6

Their faces show no

Answer 6

“Their faces show no expression” - Inhumane, cold detachment to their behaviour, no emotion or guilt at all.

Question 7

It is a sharp

Answer 7

“It is a sharp clear night in Sauchiehall Street” - busy, populated, real area which reminds the reader that they are real events.

Question 8

In the background

Answer 8

“In the background two drivers keep their eyes on the road” - involved or not this shows that they are not interested in the events happening around them, no one has taken action to step in and help, don’t care, expressionless, carrying on either way.