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Bernie is an inmate at Boggo Road women’s prison, and she’s Slim’s contact inside when Eli sneaks in to see Mum. Bernie is an older woman who’s kind and generous to Eli, but she also goes out of her way to make Eli realize that Mum isn’t well and that Eli is doing something extremely dangerous by sneaking in.
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Bernie Character Timeline in Boy Swallows Universe
The timeline below shows where the character Bernie appears in Boy Swallows Universe. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
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...warmly and wishes Eli a merry Christmas. She helps him out and introduces herself as Bernie. Eli gives her an update on Slim, and then Bernie says everyone in the prison...
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...herself as Debbie, she says that Mum is “vacant” and won’t respond to anything. Sighing, Bernie says Mum is in tough shape. She’s not eating, and she hasn’t left her cell...
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...the prisoners’ Christmas musical, which is a mashup of the Nativity and the musical Grease. Bernie wheels him past the loud rec room, makes several turns, and stops. After reminding Eli...
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...the dining room. Inmates cheer him on as he reaches an exterior door and as Bernie—feigning ignorance—holds up the guards by pushing a trash can slowly in front of them. As...
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