Ella Minnow Pea

by

Mark Dunn

Rederick Lyttle Character Analysis

One of the five members of the High Island Council, the island of Nollop’s governing body. When lettered tiles begin to fall from the commemorative statue of Nevin Nollop (the island’s namesake), the Council bans the written or spoken use of these letters because they believe Nollop is sending them a message from beyond the grave. Tassie and Ella both agree that Lyttle is the sanest of the five, though initially he, too, carries out these absurd acts. When Nate and Tassie try to approach Lyttle with their scientific evidence about why the tiles are falling, he argues that Nollop may actually be using the science to send a message, thus rendering their argument invalid. However, by the end of the book, Lyttle sees the madness being wrought upon the island and he even tries to aid the effort of Enterprise Thirty-two. He is unable to stop the Council’s actions entirely, however, thus demonstrating how completely totalitarianism takes hold over the island such that even resistance by a member of the governing body has little effect after so much initial complacency.

Rederick Lyttle Quotes in Ella Minnow Pea

The Ella Minnow Pea quotes below are all either spoken by Rederick Lyttle or refer to Rederick Lyttle. 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:
Totalitarianism, Complacency, and Resistance Theme Icon
).
Chapter 5 Quotes

You’ve given me the scientific reason for why the tiles are falling, Mr. Warren. But might not Nollop be working through the science? Have you ever thought of this? The science, in point of fact, actually serving his specific purposes. Therefore, that of which I must have positive proof—the single fact that I must know for certain is that the Great Nollop isn’t working at all!

Related Characters: Rederick Lyttle (speaker), High Island Council, Nevin Nollop, Nate Warren
Related Symbols: Glue
Page Number: 94
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Chapter 11 Quotes

This is to inphorm ewe oph Statoot 28-63 past this morning with implorment phrom high elter R. Lyttle. Hensephorth, sitisens may—in graphy only—espress themselphs when warrant, threw yoose oph proxy letters, yet only as hear-twins.

Related Characters: High Island Council (speaker), Rederick Lyttle
Page Number: 165
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Chapter 12 Quotes

How it happen is not easy to tell: he yoose an illegal letter in interphew aphter poleese see him ant Tom going threw wintow into yew-niphersity hall— trespassing. He yoose the letter, then when the poleese go to tie his hants to transport him to Pier 7, he ant Tom try to phlee so teportation will not happen.
The poleese shoot him. They shoot him in the het.
He is immetiately tet.
I am, again, sorry to tell yew this. I most say, tween we two, that I helt high hopes phor his sassess.

Related Characters: Rederick Lyttle (speaker), Ella Minnow Pea, Tom, Professor Mannheim, Law Enforcement Brigade (L.E.B.)
Page Number: 169
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Chapter 17 Quotes

All the Council members save Lyttle have tendered their resignations. Immediately thereafter Harton Mangrove attempted suicide with his necktie. It was a clumsy attempt and quickly foiled. Following our excursion to the vault, Lyttle, Tom and I proceeded to the cenotaph, climbed to the top, and with sledgehammers in hand, initiated, in earnest, an act of destructive revisionism.

Related Characters: Ella Minnow Pea (speaker), High Island Council, Nevin Nollop, Rederick Lyttle, Tom, Harton Mangrove
Page Number: 205
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Rederick Lyttle Quotes in Ella Minnow Pea

The Ella Minnow Pea quotes below are all either spoken by Rederick Lyttle or refer to Rederick Lyttle. 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:
Totalitarianism, Complacency, and Resistance Theme Icon
).
Chapter 5 Quotes

You’ve given me the scientific reason for why the tiles are falling, Mr. Warren. But might not Nollop be working through the science? Have you ever thought of this? The science, in point of fact, actually serving his specific purposes. Therefore, that of which I must have positive proof—the single fact that I must know for certain is that the Great Nollop isn’t working at all!

Related Characters: Rederick Lyttle (speaker), High Island Council, Nevin Nollop, Nate Warren
Related Symbols: Glue
Page Number: 94
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Chapter 11 Quotes

This is to inphorm ewe oph Statoot 28-63 past this morning with implorment phrom high elter R. Lyttle. Hensephorth, sitisens may—in graphy only—espress themselphs when warrant, threw yoose oph proxy letters, yet only as hear-twins.

Related Characters: High Island Council (speaker), Rederick Lyttle
Page Number: 165
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Chapter 12 Quotes

How it happen is not easy to tell: he yoose an illegal letter in interphew aphter poleese see him ant Tom going threw wintow into yew-niphersity hall— trespassing. He yoose the letter, then when the poleese go to tie his hants to transport him to Pier 7, he ant Tom try to phlee so teportation will not happen.
The poleese shoot him. They shoot him in the het.
He is immetiately tet.
I am, again, sorry to tell yew this. I most say, tween we two, that I helt high hopes phor his sassess.

Related Characters: Rederick Lyttle (speaker), Ella Minnow Pea, Tom, Professor Mannheim, Law Enforcement Brigade (L.E.B.)
Page Number: 169
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Chapter 17 Quotes

All the Council members save Lyttle have tendered their resignations. Immediately thereafter Harton Mangrove attempted suicide with his necktie. It was a clumsy attempt and quickly foiled. Following our excursion to the vault, Lyttle, Tom and I proceeded to the cenotaph, climbed to the top, and with sledgehammers in hand, initiated, in earnest, an act of destructive revisionism.

Related Characters: Ella Minnow Pea (speaker), High Island Council, Nevin Nollop, Rederick Lyttle, Tom, Harton Mangrove
Page Number: 205
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