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Bob Black is Blacky’s father. He spends every night at the pub instead of eating dinner with his family. He works as a fisherman but lacks the talent and knowledge required for successful fishing. He drinks heavily and has a temper, which often causes him to lash out at Blacky and his brother, Tim. Despite, or possibly because of, Bob’s withholding nature, Blacky craves his father’s approval. Bob calls Blacky a “gutless wonder” when Blacky is afraid of a dangerous storm while fishing out on the ocean. Bob embodies the impossible and illogical standards of masculinity prevalent in Blacky’s town, where one must appear to never be afraid or sad even when the situation clearly calls for these emotions. Blacky overcomes Bob’s violence and disapproval in order to challenge the destructive, racist attitudes of his town. by stealing the paint from Bob to cover up the racist graffiti. Challenging his father is a crucial moment for Blacky’s character development as well as for the strengthening of his relationships with his siblings, as they help him escape from their father.
Bob “The Old Man” Black Quotes in Deadly, Unna?
The Deadly, Unna? quotes below are all either spoken by Bob “The Old Man” Black or refer to Bob “The Old Man” Black. 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 6
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The whole tribe was there, sitting around the kitchen table, waiting for dinner to be served. Except for the old man, of course. As usual, he was down the pub.
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Chapter 11
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‘My own son a gutless wonder. A gutless fucking wonder.’
I rubbed my forehead. I’d never felt so ashamed in all my life.
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Chapter 22
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‘He’s a character ain’t he, that Tommy Red?’ said the old man, when he’d gone.
‘He sure is,’ said Slogs. ‘Pity there’s not more like him out there.’
‘Hey,’ said Big Mac. ‘Did ya hear the one about the boong and the priest?’
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Chapter 40
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‘And what does this graffiti say?’
I considered a slight deviation from the truth. I could say it said […] ‘BOB BLACK IS A BASTARD’. And all I was doing was protecting the good name of my father. No, that was too outlandish – I persevered with the truth.
‘Boongs piss off.’
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Bob “The Old Man” Black Quotes in Deadly, Unna?
The Deadly, Unna? quotes below are all either spoken by Bob “The Old Man” Black or refer to Bob “The Old Man” Black. 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 6
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The whole tribe was there, sitting around the kitchen table, waiting for dinner to be served. Except for the old man, of course. As usual, he was down the pub.
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Chapter 11
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‘My own son a gutless wonder. A gutless fucking wonder.’
I rubbed my forehead. I’d never felt so ashamed in all my life.
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Chapter 22
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‘He’s a character ain’t he, that Tommy Red?’ said the old man, when he’d gone.
‘He sure is,’ said Slogs. ‘Pity there’s not more like him out there.’
‘Hey,’ said Big Mac. ‘Did ya hear the one about the boong and the priest?’
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Chapter 40
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‘And what does this graffiti say?’
I considered a slight deviation from the truth. I could say it said […] ‘BOB BLACK IS A BASTARD’. And all I was doing was protecting the good name of my father. No, that was too outlandish – I persevered with the truth.
‘Boongs piss off.’
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