MNIL quotations Flashcards
Tufty being like Leon’s dad
“His skin is brown like his dad but shiny and muscly like the hulk “
Shows tufty is like a father figure to Leon
Positive relationship
“Muscly” shows big + strong = good role model
What is archetype is tufty?
What motif represents this?
Archetypal sage
Motif of gardening - Tufty helping Leon with the gardening represents Tufty helping Leon as it represents growth in Leon as he grows up
What quotation shows Leon looks up to Tufty?
“He looks like a wasp”
Leon thinks he looks strong + cool
Tufty = only black male in Leon’s life who is like his dad
What does Tufty being a good role model show to reader
Shows role models are important and Leon needs a good role model in his life
Quotation about police being racist
“Dc Green puts his hands in his pockets and laughs”
Shows police is acting unprofessional
Police think it’s laughable
Police are supposed to protect people
Quotation about police fighting
“He can’t breathe”
“One of the police has his arm rapped round his neck”
Police strangling Castro
Police supposed to protect them not fight
Mr devlin
“It’s my fault, she said”
Mr Devlins wife divorced him after his child died
Mr Devlin is lonely
Blames himself for it
Byron
“I got no one”
Isolated
In jail
Mom died
Maureen
Archetypal caregiver
Motif of food “then the lady just puts another sandwich on his plate”
Maureen gives Leon lots of food
