Under Milk Wood

by

Dylan Thomas

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Sinbad Sailors Character Analysis

Sinbad Sailors operates Sailors Arms, a local pub. Sinbad is attracted to Gossamer Beynon but the disapproval of his grandmother, Mary Ann Sailors, prevents him from pursuing her. He also fears that his lack of an education makes him unappealing to Gossamer. Though Gossamer is also attracted to Sinbad, they hide their true feelings form each other.

Sinbad Sailors Quotes in Under Milk Wood

The Under Milk Wood quotes below are all either spoken by Sinbad Sailors or refer to Sinbad Sailors. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Under Milk Wood Quotes

Up the street, in the Sailors Arms, Sinbad Sailors, grandson of Mary Ann Sailors, draws a pint in the sunlit bar. The ship’s clock in the bar says half past eleven. Half past eleven is opening time. The hands of the clock have stayed still at half past eleven for fifty years. It is always opening time in the Sailors Arms.

Related Characters: First Voice (speaker), Mary Ann Sailors, Sinbad Sailors
Page Number: 40-41
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Sinbad Sailors Quotes in Under Milk Wood

The Under Milk Wood quotes below are all either spoken by Sinbad Sailors or refer to Sinbad Sailors. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Nostalgia  Theme Icon
).
Under Milk Wood Quotes

Up the street, in the Sailors Arms, Sinbad Sailors, grandson of Mary Ann Sailors, draws a pint in the sunlit bar. The ship’s clock in the bar says half past eleven. Half past eleven is opening time. The hands of the clock have stayed still at half past eleven for fifty years. It is always opening time in the Sailors Arms.

Related Characters: First Voice (speaker), Mary Ann Sailors, Sinbad Sailors
Page Number: 40-41
Explanation and Analysis: