Sailmaker Quotes

Question 1

Gambling

Answer 1

‘So I made it up by borrowin off the bookie’
‘What is it that gets intae ye? Wi the bettin ah mean?’
‘Did you gamble wi that bursary money’

Question 2

Davie

Answer 2

‘Yer mammy’s dead’
‘But ah’ll see what ah can do’
‘Just wan a these things. Ah suppose it’s the feelin that you at least got a chance’

Question 3

Poverty

Answer 3

‘Materials’ll be dear’
‘Ah’ve lost ma job’
‘Couldnae pay the bill’
‘Ma bursary money’ll be comin through this week, can pay wi that’

Question 4

Alec and Davie’s relationship

Answer 4

‘Ah’ve lost ma job’
‘Now will ye fix it up’
‘Ah wish yer mother could see ye.’

Question 5

Alec’s growth

Answer 5

‘What’ll we dae’
‘Ma bursary money’ll be comin through this week, can pay wi that’
‘What is it that get intae ye? Wi the bettin ah mean’

Question 6

Religion and bigotry

Answer 6

‘I felt this glow’
‘Cannae burn a hymnbook’
‘Thats the colour ae Mary, the mother ae God’
‘they Catholics have made it bad’

Question 7

Symbolism

Answer 7

‘Anyway there’s yer yacht. An blue and white it is’ (represents Billy taking on the fathers responsibilities)
Fix on the a bowspirt for the jib’ (represents Davie’s old trade)
And it sailed in the fire, like a Viking longboat’ (represents the end of his childhood) ‘Then the wood began to blister and bubble. I will love.’ (represents the loss of his mother and chance of them being a normal family being burnt away.)