Symbolism

Question 1

Statement

Answer 1

symbolism is used to represent differences in restrictive communities and the possibility of escape

Question 2

The telegram

Answer 2

The telegram is a symbol of war and destruction it brings
“a strange missile pointed at them from abroad”
“it was a weapon of some kind”

Question 3

Red Door

Answer 3

Red door is a symbol of individualism offering Murdo a literal and metaphorical route to being himself
“she dressed in red clothes”
“it said ‘please let me live my own life’”
“it certainly singled him out”

Question 4

Home

Answer 4

Fur coat and black polished car symbol of wealth
“she kept her fur coat as far away from them she could”
“the black polished car drew up outside the brown tenements”
“square red ring”