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The Fat Boy
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Mind Map on The Fat Boy, created by Emerson Dobbs on 11/03/2014.
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The Fat Boy
Quotes
"The children smiled at him as he watched and were content in his presence"
"The new girl looked out and said he looked as if he were crying"
"His heavy thighs made the flap of his fly gape"
".... the doctor said that Melanie was pregnant"
"It was a terrible thing to think that the fat boy could take advantage of Melanie's handicap"
"Life would be immeasurably better for them all with the fat boy gone"
"The fat boy had the knack of being where he was least desired"
"The fat boy stood before the railings and held one of the iron bars like a staff."
"No-one seemed to know what happened to the Fat Boy's body"
"Nearly everyone was relieved that the fat boy had been got rid of ... and no-body likes a fat boy watching them, you know"
"The fat boy had a knack of being where he was least desired"
"They recognised in him a common enemy"
Themes
Small town mentalities and the immoral actions that come of them
Small town society and projecting guilt onto convenient scapegoats.
Small town mentality of silencing collective consciences in attempt to allow crime to flourish
Characters
Fat boy
Melanie Lamb
Railway workers
Mrs Lammerton
Mr Lammerton
Mr McNulty
The new girl
The IHC children
The music teacher
Mrs Denzil
The police
Purpose
Marshal wants to open our eyes to a different way of thinking. He doesn't want us to reject people that are different (outsiders).
So What's
Relation to crimes committed in the real world because people are able to silence their consciences.
Hierarchy. Big guy is always going to pick on the person with less power. Bullying etc.
Victims too afraid to stand up for themselves.
Court system.
Small towners
Symbols
The fat boy
Religious figure
Died for the sins and wrong doings of the human race.
Protect innocent.
Make people take responsibility.
Conscience
Outsiders
Setting.
Small town life
Bad area.
Highlights level of crime.
Events
McNulty's warehouse fire
Mrs Denzil murdered
Nigel Lammerton beats his wife.
Melanie Lamb pregnant
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