A Brief History of Seven Killings

A Brief History of Seven Killings

by

Marlon James

Sir Arthur George Jennings Character Analysis

Sir Arthur Jennings, sometimes nicknamed Artie, is a former politician who was murdered by being pushed off a balcony at the Sunset Beach Hotel in Montego Bay. He is already dead at the beginning of the novel, and he narrates the prelude to each of the five sections of the novel from the afterlife, which he describes as boring and frustrating. Sir Arthur is particularly exasperated by the fact that almost everyone who is still living thinks he fell of the balcony, and the man who murdered him––who is eventually revealed to be Peter Nasser––remains free.

Sir Arthur George Jennings Quotes in A Brief History of Seven Killings

The A Brief History of Seven Killings quotes below are all either spoken by Sir Arthur George Jennings or refer to Sir Arthur George Jennings . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Part 1, Sir Arthur George Jennings Quotes

That's what happens when you personify hopes and dreams in one person. He becomes nothing more than a literary device.

Related Characters: Sir Arthur George Jennings (speaker), The Singer
Page Number: 3
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Sir Arthur George Jennings Quotes in A Brief History of Seven Killings

The A Brief History of Seven Killings quotes below are all either spoken by Sir Arthur George Jennings or refer to Sir Arthur George Jennings . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Violence vs. Peace Theme Icon
).
Part 1, Sir Arthur George Jennings Quotes

That's what happens when you personify hopes and dreams in one person. He becomes nothing more than a literary device.

Related Characters: Sir Arthur George Jennings (speaker), The Singer
Page Number: 3
Explanation and Analysis: