Jimmy Flashcards
1
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protagonist
A
“words person” and not a “numbers person”
for all his romantic attachments, he is a lonely character
2
Q
addictions
A
he craves sex, cigarettes and alcohol
3
Q
survivalist
A
he is a gifted survivalist - stays alive, despite losing his mind and hearing voices
puts his love of words to use: inventing mythology for the Crakers
4
Q
Jimmy’s parents
A
“Leave Daddy alone”
5
Q
effects of the plague on Jimmy
A
“there are a lot of blank spaces in his stub of a brain, where memory used to be”
6
Q
his love of outdated words
A
“Mesozoic. He can see the word, he can hear the word, but he can’t reach the word”
