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Mad Macka is an abalone diver. Every year, he comes to Longboat Bay in his yellow boat to dive for abalone. He’s friendly, fond of Blueback, and careful not to take too many abalone from the seabed. Even though it’s dangerous to dive without a partner, Macka prefers to work alone. One day, when Abel Jackson is 12 years old, Macka dies while diving in the bay, likely from suffering a heart attack underwater.
Mad Macka Quotes in Blueback
The Blueback quotes below are all either spoken by Mad Macka or refer to Mad Macka. 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 7
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“Things aren’t the same, Abel. It’s getting harder to hold on to good things.”
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Chapter 16
Quotes
Abel and Stella went back to being scientists […] But they never discovered the secret of the sea. Abel figured his mother knew all the secrets by now and his father before her. He guessed that Mad Macka might have a few ideas too and that his own time would come eventually. In the meantime he let the sea be itself.
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Mad Macka Quotes in Blueback
The Blueback quotes below are all either spoken by Mad Macka or refer to Mad Macka. 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 7
Quotes
“Things aren’t the same, Abel. It’s getting harder to hold on to good things.”
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 16
Quotes
Abel and Stella went back to being scientists […] But they never discovered the secret of the sea. Abel figured his mother knew all the secrets by now and his father before her. He guessed that Mad Macka might have a few ideas too and that his own time would come eventually. In the meantime he let the sea be itself.
