Quotations Flashcards
A quotation to show the gruesome death of Jo’s family?
“The great silver knife carving through her heart as if it was butcher’s meat”
A quotation for coincidence and how characters are brought together through completely random events?
“We all know each other? How’s that for coincidence?”
A quotation for Jackson Brodie getting on the wrong train in coincidence, the only reason he is involved in the novel’s events?
“You’re going the wrong way”
A quotation to show Andrew Decker as an insensitive and insane criminal?
“As if there was nothing insane about slaughtering three complete strangers”
A quotation for Neil’s arson and foreshadowing of Jackson burning evidence?
“laughing in the glare of foreign sunshine”
A quotation to support a new crime at the end of the novel, subverting the idea that all crimes are resolved?
“Everywhere you looked there was unfinished business and unanswered questions”
A quotation to show Jackson as a hard-boiled detective and dedicated to helping people no matter what?
“It was his calling and his curse. Protect and serve”
Give a quotation to show that despite working with Jackson, Reggie is not a conventional ‘sidekick’?
“She was Regina Chase, Girl Detective”
Give a quotation that shows Jo to be a criminal and victim?
“Like a heroine, a warrior queen”
Give a quotation to show Louise believes she is a hard-boiled detective?
“Hard-boiled detective” and the police are the “obverse of being criminal”
Give a quotation that shows Louise to be a mother figure to Marcus and shows his vulnerability for when he is murdered by Needler?
“Sweet boy, downright cherub”
Give a quotation to show Jackson as cynical and masculine?
“Like a gun slinger waiting for high noon” when he wrestles the sheep
Give a quotation to show Louise as satire towards class?
Rise and Fall of the Bourgeoisie
(Chapter title in Louise’s perspective)
Give a quotation to show Reggie’s views on religion?
“A bunch of people who believed unbelievable things”
