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Lukas van Rooyen is the young child of Elias and Barta who disappears one day in the fog when he’s still a toddler. Although the census-takers claim that Benjamin is in fact Lukas and that he survived that day in the fog, later events reveal that Lukas did most likely die shortly after wandering off.
Lukas Quotes in Fiela’s Child
The Fiela’s Child quotes below are all either spoken by Lukas or refer to Lukas. 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 1
Quotes
The day the child disappeared the fog came up early and by midday it seemed as if the Forest was covered in a thick white cloud.
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Chapter 3
Quotes
‘Listen here, woman, you know as well as I do that there’s something very strange going on here. This can’t be your child but you gave out that he was yours. Where did you get the child from?’
‘He’s my hand-child.’
Chapter 8
Quotes
‘Will I still know him?’
Chapter 13
Quotes
‘He’s the forest woman’s child.’
Chapter 14
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‘I’m your pa! That’s who I am! Say it! Say who I am!’ He was as tough as a piece of ironwood. ‘Say who I am!’
‘Pa.’
[…]
For every answer he gave him a lash. ‘And who are you?’
‘Benja— Lukas.’
‘Lukas who?’
‘I don’t know.’
‘Lukas van Rooyen. Say it!’
‘Lukas van Rooyen.’
Chapter 15
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‘The child is back with his rightful parents,’ he said and it seemed as if his jaw had grown stiff. ‘What he had on the day he got lost can make no difference. You can put anything on him now and swear by it in the hope that I will believe you.’
Chapter 19
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The year moved slowly. Christmas came. New Year. And as he grew out of Benjamin Komoetie, he also grew out of his cloths and had to wear Willem’s old trousers and a shirt of his pa’s.
Chapter 22
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‘Go home and tell pa I’m not coming back. I’m finished with the Forest.’
Chapter 25
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He was shocked and guilt-ridden. For a moment, his body had forgotten that she was his sister.
Chapter 29
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The one wearing the blue shirt.
Chapter 32
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The pilot pulled the needle through the thick white cloth. Somewhere in his beard a smile seemed to be lingering. ‘Of course,’ he said.
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Lukas Quotes in Fiela’s Child
The Fiela’s Child quotes below are all either spoken by Lukas or refer to Lukas. 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 1
Quotes
The day the child disappeared the fog came up early and by midday it seemed as if the Forest was covered in a thick white cloud.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 3
Quotes
‘Listen here, woman, you know as well as I do that there’s something very strange going on here. This can’t be your child but you gave out that he was yours. Where did you get the child from?’
‘He’s my hand-child.’
Chapter 8
Quotes
‘Will I still know him?’
Chapter 13
Quotes
‘He’s the forest woman’s child.’
Chapter 14
Quotes
‘I’m your pa! That’s who I am! Say it! Say who I am!’ He was as tough as a piece of ironwood. ‘Say who I am!’
‘Pa.’
[…]
For every answer he gave him a lash. ‘And who are you?’
‘Benja— Lukas.’
‘Lukas who?’
‘I don’t know.’
‘Lukas van Rooyen. Say it!’
‘Lukas van Rooyen.’
Chapter 15
Quotes
‘The child is back with his rightful parents,’ he said and it seemed as if his jaw had grown stiff. ‘What he had on the day he got lost can make no difference. You can put anything on him now and swear by it in the hope that I will believe you.’
Chapter 19
Quotes
The year moved slowly. Christmas came. New Year. And as he grew out of Benjamin Komoetie, he also grew out of his cloths and had to wear Willem’s old trousers and a shirt of his pa’s.
Chapter 22
Quotes
‘Go home and tell pa I’m not coming back. I’m finished with the Forest.’
Chapter 25
Quotes
He was shocked and guilt-ridden. For a moment, his body had forgotten that she was his sister.
Chapter 29
Quotes
The one wearing the blue shirt.
Chapter 32
Quotes
The pilot pulled the needle through the thick white cloth. Somewhere in his beard a smile seemed to be lingering. ‘Of course,’ he said.
