Key MNIL Quotations

Question 1

“Like the hulk, he’s a warrior”

Answer 1

Tufty:
- it shows Leon’s admiration for Tufty after he 1st sees him.
- The simile expresses the tone of admiration.
- Leon looks up his strength

Question 2

“The sun … is a healer”

Answer 2

Tufty:
- shows optimism and happiness
- one of the key messages is everyone goes through dark periods and he is giving the message that everything is better when it’s sunny.
- Tufty is the archetypal sage teaching and guiding Leon.

Question 3

“We are the consequence of history. We are the warriors you made” “ We have dignity and worth”

Answer 3

Tufty and Leon:
- key theme: RACISM AND VIOLENCE
- try’s to form political protest by writing ‘ode to Castro’ as a protest poem for the mistreatment of black people after the windrush

Question 4

“It’s a protest. Except we don’t bomb people in their beds like Irish people”

Answer 4

Tufty, Devlin:
- key theme of violence and protest