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Elderly Ramona runs the Bearskin pub in Beartown and is a beloved local character. Ramona drinks heavily, especially since the death of her husband, Holger, more than ten years ago; she has barely left the pub since. Ramona takes care of her “boys”—the men of The Pack who frequent the Bearskin—sometimes paying their bills when they lose their jobs, and they take care of her in turn, buying her groceries so she doesn’t have to venture into town. Ramona is skilled at listening to patrons and advising them on their struggles. She scolds Sune and the town as a whole for creating an unhealthy hockey culture, and she convinces The Pack to retain Peter as General Manager. Sune makes her a member of the new hockey club board.
Ramona Quotes in Beartown
The Beartown quotes below are all either spoken by Ramona or refer to Ramona. 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 41
Quotes
“It’s never your fault, is it? When are you going to admit that it isn’t ‘hockey’ that raises these boys, it’s YOU LOT? In every time and every place, I’ve come across men who blame their own stupidity on crap they themselves have invented. ‘Religion causes wars,’ ‘guns kill people,’ it’s all the same old bullshit! […] YOU’RE the problem! Religion doesn’t fight, guns don’t kill, and you need to be very fucking clear that hockey has never raped anyone! But do you know who do? Fight and kill and rape?”
Sune clears his throat. “Men?”
“MEN! It’s always fucking men!”
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Ramona Quotes in Beartown
The Beartown quotes below are all either spoken by Ramona or refer to Ramona. 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 41
Quotes
“It’s never your fault, is it? When are you going to admit that it isn’t ‘hockey’ that raises these boys, it’s YOU LOT? In every time and every place, I’ve come across men who blame their own stupidity on crap they themselves have invented. ‘Religion causes wars,’ ‘guns kill people,’ it’s all the same old bullshit! […] YOU’RE the problem! Religion doesn’t fight, guns don’t kill, and you need to be very fucking clear that hockey has never raped anyone! But do you know who do? Fight and kill and rape?”
Sune clears his throat. “Men?”
“MEN! It’s always fucking men!”
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
