sailmaker

Question 1

what’s the symbol of the yacht

Answer 1

it’s used to help explain the money troubles that davi faces and brought upon himself

Question 2

what’s the impact of the yacht

Answer 2

it’s shows us that davie hasn’t worked at finishing the job of building the toy
this introduces davie character by showing us he doesn’t finish anything or do anything correctly

Question 3

elsewhere about the yacht 1

Answer 3

in the play the yacht helps to show us the split between the working class and the middle class working class and the middle class by showing us how working class
billy is given a job and he completes it

Question 4

elsewhere about the yacht 2

Answer 4

the yacht also gets burnt just before alec leaves davie to go to university symbolising davies life has burnt out and had no future

Question 5

what is symbolism

Answer 5

symbolism is an important technique used by alan spence in sailmaker

Question 6

where does alec find the yacht

Answer 6

he finds it in the glory hole

Question 7

what’s the associations of the yacht

Answer 7

the associations of the the yacht to escape pleasure and wealth stands in the stark contrast to the reality of alec and davies worsening situation

Question 8

what is the yacht other than a boat

Answer 8

it is an object that becomes a symbol for a characters identity

Question 9

what is the glory hole

Answer 9

the glory hole is a built in very small storage room to many tenements in glasgow it’s is where stuff is kept it becomes a motif for memories and hopes and hopes it becomes memories