Quotations Flashcards
4quotations about carol
“ can I do it in a minute I was just going to the smoking room”
“Just me you and him. Always “
“But she forgets all the time these days” links to” -Emotionally unstable personality disorder”
3 of carols key moments
When Jake’s born, Carol goes for a cigarette instead of feeding him
Lean reads salmas file about Carol, learns about her emotionally unstable personality disorder and addictions
Carol goes to see Leon then leaves and, , “ he doesn’t see her turn around and wave because she didn’t” she went to her boyfriend, this betrays her saying “ just me you and him. Always “
3 quotations about Leon
“ no one cares about me. No one cares about my brother. He’s my baby “
“ Leon can have a pretend face aswell”
“ we are not a warrior, we have dignity and worth”
3 Leon key moments
-Carol struggles with raising two children so Leon gradually takes on more responsibility
-Jake is taken away from him, this is where his hate for the foster system begins
-chapters 20-24 Leon spends more time with Tufty
3 quotations related to Maureen..
“Her fuzzy red hair style looks like a flaming halo”
“deep in his brain, he can hear something screaming and wailing, the new realisation that Maureen is just like everyone else.”
“Er, no, Carol. You can not. He hasn’t got much else has he?”
2 Maureen key moments
Maureen deals with the fallout of Leon realising Jake’s being adopted. -Shes Like Leon’s angel
-Sylvia and Maureen fantasise about living somewhere by the sea
2 Sylvia key quotations
“Anything happens to her, you’ll be bloody sorry” - doesn’t know how to speak to children . Changes
“Don’t shit where you sit”- teacher valuable life lesson
3 Tufty key quotations..
“You can manage in the sun what you can’t in the rain”
“Folds the seed packed over like he saw Tufty do and put it in his pocket”
“Leon likes it when they pretend to argue like they used to”
Tufty key moments
Tufty meets Leon and Leon seems to imidiately idolise him
Tufty gives Leon his little speech
Mr devlin and Tufty become friends , helping Leon grow on the allotment
2 Mr devlin key quotations
“Stay away from that man he don’t like black people unless their under 16” - further exaggerated readers concern for Leon
“Always my fault. Always will be my fault . Forever and ever. Amen”
Mr devlin key moments…
Leon goes into devlins shed . Reader is made uncomfortable by some of the things in there.
Mr devlin is sleeps allot and drinks allot. Trying to flush away the past?
