Black is associated with right, and white is associated with left. Examples: Locke holding up the backgammon pieces when explaining the game to Walt; Locke's eyes in Claire's dream; Sawyer's glasses; Mikhail's eye patch; young Claire's white cast and black bangle on her arms. In each of these cases, black is on the right, and white is on the left. * However, the pattern is reversed when Sayid kills Mr Avellino; he wears a white glove on his right hand, while Mr Avellino wears a black glove on his left hand. This reversal may be symbolic.