Tyres is written by Adam Thorpe in 2000. Thorpe is known for his British poet and novelist work of which includes translations, radio dramas and short stories such as Tyres.

Thorpe was born in Paris, 1956 and grew up in India where his professional career began as a mime and published his first novel 'ULVERTON' in 1992.

Tyres was set in the 1940's

TYRES - This symbolises the circle of life and how it goes round and round and our lives may break down but they just need repairing just like the tyres.

INNERTUBE OF THE TYRE- This represents the soul and how it has a completely different emotion and appearance of what's seen on the outside.

OUTERTUBE- This shows how many people have a hard outer shell or personality that they show to everyone but on the inside they are different and their personality is different as well.

THE SIGN - The sign is constantly there in the story and never changes even after the father leaves the business. The son does not change the sign as it seems to be the only static and secure thing in his life as it has also given him hope of a future life throughout the years.

FRAYED TYRE - Frayed represents death and mortality and how it speeds up the process of something, meaning it has a shorter life as of it hadn't been frayed Cécile's life would of lasted longer.

Black gloves - the hands of the gestapo officer in the story are described as being snakelike and black. This is used as a symbol for the clear villainy that the officer is presented with and how he isn't what he says he is.

GREASE - This word seems unsymolic but if you take a closer look it shows just how easy it is for someone's life to slip away and the way that the son washes away the greese off his hands when ever he sees Cécile's suggests how he doesn't want her to slip away from him.

Road - Represents the journey of life in how it often has one direction yet it is gobbled and covered in pot holes which shows the ups and downs that everyone experiences in life.

Dust - There was first dust when Cécile emerged out of cloud of the dirt which was the first time she ever spoke to the son. And there was dust at the end when she died in the car crash so it is foreshadowing Cécile's death, therefore it can represent the come and go of life and how easily small things such as dust can change everything.

Michelin and Dunlop - This represents the fact that the father and the son are in there own little world as they both revere these tyre giants as gods and that nothing is more important than them.