Deadly, Unna?

by

Phillip Gwynne

Victor “Big Mac” McRae Character Analysis

Big Mac is the local pub owner and the football club president. He shoots and kills Dumby while Dumby and his friends are allegedly trying to rob the pub. Before the shooting, Big Mac told a racist joke and was rude to the indigenous customers of the pub. Big Mac shows the violent, extreme consequences that follow when racism becomes an accepted status quo. Despite Big Mac’s actions, the townspeople defend him after the shooting, showing how a community can perpetuate racism and unite to protect racist individuals.

Victor “Big Mac” McRae Quotes in Deadly, Unna?

The Deadly, Unna? quotes below are all either spoken by Victor “Big Mac” McRae or refer to Victor “Big Mac” McRae. 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:
Race, Injustice, and Action Theme Icon
).
Chapter 22 Quotes

‘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?’

Related Characters: Bob “The Old Man” Black (speaker), Slogs Kneebone (speaker), Victor “Big Mac” McRae (speaker), Tommy Red
Page Number: 161
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Chapter 26 Quotes

‘BOONGS PISS OFF’ was still there. Seeing it reminded me of the night of the grand final Do. I hadn’t seen Clarence since then. Dumby either. I was having second thoughts about my retirement […] And maybe I’d been wrong about the McRae Medal. Mark Arks had played really well. And that pass of Dumby’s was lunacy.

Related Characters: Gary “Blacky” Black (speaker), Dumby Red, Victor “Big Mac” McRae, Clarence, Mark Arks
Related Symbols: Graffiti
Page Number: 178
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Victor “Big Mac” McRae Quotes in Deadly, Unna?

The Deadly, Unna? quotes below are all either spoken by Victor “Big Mac” McRae or refer to Victor “Big Mac” McRae. 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:
Race, Injustice, and Action Theme Icon
).
Chapter 22 Quotes

‘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?’

Related Characters: Bob “The Old Man” Black (speaker), Slogs Kneebone (speaker), Victor “Big Mac” McRae (speaker), Tommy Red
Page Number: 161
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 26 Quotes

‘BOONGS PISS OFF’ was still there. Seeing it reminded me of the night of the grand final Do. I hadn’t seen Clarence since then. Dumby either. I was having second thoughts about my retirement […] And maybe I’d been wrong about the McRae Medal. Mark Arks had played really well. And that pass of Dumby’s was lunacy.

Related Characters: Gary “Blacky” Black (speaker), Dumby Red, Victor “Big Mac” McRae, Clarence, Mark Arks
Related Symbols: Graffiti
Page Number: 178
Explanation and Analysis: