Golden
Fleming writes, “On the beaten stretch of sand below where James Bond was sitting, two golden girls in exciting bikinis packed up the game of Jokari which they had been so proactively playing and raced each other up the steps towards Bond’s shelter.” The term golden surmises that the girls are attractive; hence, they draw Bond’s attention. Their appearance infers that they are relishing their time at the beach.
Sand
Fleming writes, “And now, up and down the beach, the lifeguards gave a final blast on their horns to announce that they were going off duty, the music from the piscine stopped in mid-tune and the great expanse of sand was suddenly deserted.” The sand is a central motif that characterizes the setting. Omnipresent sand bids imageries of the beach where the plot occurs.
Bait
Fleming explains, “Bond glanced over his shoulder. The girl had said nothing, expressed neither surprise nor alarm. Now she was standing with her back to the group, looking out to sea, apparently relaxed, unconcerned. What in God’s name was it all about? Had she been used as a bait? But for whom?..." Bait is symbolic of a ploy that may have been employed to lure Bond to his death. The group corners Bond in his bid to pursue and come close to the girl. Bond is worried that the group would be intending to harm him.
