Trio

• Society


  "Wait till he sees this but"

  Shows a Glaswegian dialect which is where they come from
• Optimism


  "The value of tears is powerless before you"

  The joy represented by the trio means that the sad parts of life are completely overcome
• Pesamism


  "Monsters of the year"

  Metaphor different aspects of lifelife/ the year gone by are made out to be horrible fearsome beasts
• Chance encounters


  "And the three have passed, vanished in the crowd"

  Shows that it was a random encounter they are not aquantances but strangers
• Opening lines


  "A young man and two girls, under the Christmas lights"

  Shows there is a jubiant atmosphere and that the people are youthful and very happy
• Closing lines


  "Laughter ringing round them like a guard"

  Shows the impact they have given and how joy is enveloping them and protecting them against life's hardships
• Helping others


  "Orpheum SpringSpring! Melting baby! Warm chiwawa"

  Baby's help bring people together. The gift will bring joy to others
• People


  "The three of them are laughing, their breath rises in a cloud of happiness"

  Shows the power of there laughter and how happy they are in there joy filled bubble
• Places


  "Coming up Buchanan Street"

  Busy place loads of happy people going about Christmas shopping
• Speakers role 


  "Yet not vanished"

  Shows they have observed the people and were impacted by them