Mother any Distance

• A quote used to emphasize a small distance, symbolizing/implying how the speaker needs his mother most of the time

  “A single span”
• A quote used to describe an exaggerated huge, wide space. The speaker is daunted by independence.


  “Acres of the walls” “Prairies of the floors”
• A quote that is a metaphor, highlighting that his mother is his safety, and is always there as a helping hand for him


  “Centimetres back to base”
• A quote used to show the breaking point in their relationship and how it has to change.

  “To breaking point”
• A quote used to highlight how his mother is reluctant to fully let go.

  “Your fingertips still pinch”
• A quote used to show the endless opportunities in life


  “Endless sky”
• A quote used to show how the son is now becoming free, the juxtaposition of ''anchor'', representing the mother and the son as the ''kite'', represents both physical and emotional separation.

  “Anchor. Kite.”
• State the quote in which the attic hatch represents opportunity and independence, with the ''vast sky'', symbolizing limitless possibilities

  ''Towards a hatch that opens on an endless sky''
• State the quote which uses a metaphor to contrast how the speaker must choose between success (flying), or failure (failing), symbolizing life's uncertianties.

  ''To fall or fly''
• State the quote which uses a metaphor in which the speaker compares moving through the house to floating into space, showing a feeling of isolation and uncertainty.

  '''I space-walk through the empty bedrooms, climb''