sailmaker character quotes

Question 1

Alec

Answer 1

• “Ahm gonnae get ma dad to fix it up. He’s a sailmaker”
• “Ah might get a wee place ae ma own”
• “So ye go an get bevvied. Forget it all.”

Question 2

Davie

Answer 2

• “As long as ye keep moving it doesnae hit you”
• “Ah’ve got some bad news for ye son. Yer mammys dead.”
• “How can a colour be bad just cause Catholics wear it?”

Question 3

Billy

Answer 3

• “gamblin’s a mugs game”
• “Sicken ye. And he’s a pape.”
• “Ah’ll paint it if ye like”

Question 4

Ian

Answer 4

• “make a great chib”
• “bunch a wee snobs at that school anyway. All toffee nosed wee shites”
• “next thing ye’ll be carrying a rosary and crossing yerself”

Question 5

Alec and Ian

Answer 5

• “Again? Ye never come out wae us these days”
• “next thing ye’ll be carrying a rosary and crossing yerself”
• “C’mon, ah’ll be Alan Morton, you be Willie Thornton”

Question 6

Billy + Davie

Answer 6

“Ye bevvyin? […] Ye bettin too heavy?”
Ian knows Davie it drinking excessively and wasting precious money, struggling to understand why he cannot pick himself up after the death of his wife

”We never died a winter yet, eh?”
Suggests encouragement and empathy after Davie loses job as a tickman

”There must be some way tae get this bookie aff yer back for a start.”
Billy expresses concern over Davie’s gambling debts and suggests taking action against the bookie. This showcases Billy’s protective instincts and his proactive approach to problems, contrasting with Davie’s passivity.

”Ye did a nice job Billy. It’s beautiful.”
”Remember when we were wee, we used to fight like cat an dog?”

Question 7

Billy + Ian

Answer 7

”Ye need a trade”
Looks up to his father and follows his belief that you need a trade

”Look, aw ah’m sayin is don’t rush intae anythin, awright?”
Billy cares for Ian and does not want him to join the army

Took his redundancy money an moved tae Aberdeen. Doin all right.