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The Learys are a family who express interest in adopting Jude (then a young boy) at an adoption event in Montana. Jude spends a weekend with the Learys and tries his best to win them over, only to later discover that they’ve changed their minds and no longer want to adopt him. The Learys’ rejection—and the fear that he must have done something to make the Learys decide not to go through with the adoption—causes Jude to feel anxious and insecure when, many years later, Harold and Julia ask Jude if he would like for them to adopt him as an adult.
The Learys Quotes in A Little Life
The A Little Life quotes below are all either spoken by The Learys or refer to The Learys. 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 2: The Postman: Chapter 3
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Every day the improbability of the situation seemed to grow larger and more vivid in his mind; every time he glimpsed the reflection of his ugly zombie’s hobble in the side of a building, he would feel sickened: Who, really, would ever want this? The idea that he could become someone else’s seemed increasingly ludicrous, and if Harold saw him just once more, how could he too not come to the same conclusion?
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The Learys Quotes in A Little Life
The A Little Life quotes below are all either spoken by The Learys or refer to The Learys. 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:
).
Part 2: The Postman: Chapter 3
Quotes
Every day the improbability of the situation seemed to grow larger and more vivid in his mind; every time he glimpsed the reflection of his ugly zombie’s hobble in the side of a building, he would feel sickened: Who, really, would ever want this? The idea that he could become someone else’s seemed increasingly ludicrous, and if Harold saw him just once more, how could he too not come to the same conclusion?
Related Characters:
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Explanation and Analysis:
