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Ned Freeman
Angie is the first “beautiful single mother” who Will dates, and their relationship is what initially inspires Will to join SPAT and invent his fictional son, Ned. The two go out for a few weeks before Angie chooses to end things out of respect to her ex, which Will views as the easiest, most convenient breakup he’s ever had. Largely representative of Will’s shallow and performative relationship history riddled with commitment issues, Angie is yet another kind, interesting woman who Will exploits for his own selfish gain with little to no remorse.
Angie Quotes in About a Boy
The About a Boy quotes below are all either spoken by Angie or refer to Angie. 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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Chapter 4
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What was happening here? He decided that children were what was happening here; that children served as a symbolic blemish, like a birthmark or obesity, which gave him a chance where previously there would have been none. Maybe children democratized single women.
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Chapter 6
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The point was that if you had a history of pretending, then joining a single parent group when you were not a single parent was neither problematic nor particularly scary. If it didn’t work out, then he’d just have to try something else. It was no big deal.
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Angie Quotes in About a Boy
The About a Boy quotes below are all either spoken by Angie or refer to Angie. 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:
).
Chapter 4
Quotes
What was happening here? He decided that children were what was happening here; that children served as a symbolic blemish, like a birthmark or obesity, which gave him a chance where previously there would have been none. Maybe children democratized single women.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 6
Quotes
The point was that if you had a history of pretending, then joining a single parent group when you were not a single parent was neither problematic nor particularly scary. If it didn’t work out, then he’d just have to try something else. It was no big deal.
