Nicole Renard

Nicole Renard

1. Religion

   • Attended St Jude's with Francis
     • Sought company of the nuns after the attack
   • Appearance
     • Compared to nuns - pure
       • "Pale purity of her face."
       • "She was St Therese once more."
       • Holy being - no sin
       • "Hands joined together, as if in prayer."
       • "Her white dress a blur."
         • White = clean, pure
         • After the attack her purity has gone
           • "Her white blouse torn."
     • "Small and slender."
       • Pretty - nice figure
     • An unobtainable saintly being
       • "A rare specimen."
       • "Bird-like and graceful."
         • Non-human entity
       • "A sudden disturbance in the air."
         • Visitation?

2. Loneliness

   • Ran away from her problems
     • Didn't tell anyone
       • Didn't want to hurt her parents
   • Chose loneliness
     • "She was like... a hermit."
     • "Didn't come out of the house."
       • Only attended the nun's mass
       • Didn't want to be seen?

3. Francis

   • Started off as a fairytale for him
     • Equality in communication
       • "She looked our way and waved. I waved back."
       • "The radiance of her face mirroring my own."
   • Guilt/burden
     • Feelings/bad memories
   • She gave him confidence
   • Unfair blame?
     • "In the spill of moonlight, her eyes flashed black with anger."
     • Betrayal?
       • "I'll never leave you."
         • Ownership
           • "My silver star hero."

4. Larry LaSalle

   • Close relationship
     • "Larry spoken off hand as if they were more than teacher and pupil."
     • "His eyes full of her."
     • Ownership
       • "My favourite dancer."