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Otis Brody
Lu is an African American boy on the Defenders who was born with albinism, which makes him feel insecure. Like Ghost, Lu is a sprinter, though they do not get along at first. Ghost thinks Lu is too cocky and Lu feels Ghost does not belong on the team. However, over time, Ghost and Lu become close friends. At the end of the novel, Lu steps up and defends Ghost when Brandon Simmons begins mocking him on race day.
Lu Quotes in Ghost
The Ghost quotes below are all either spoken by Lu or refer to Lu. 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 2
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And the coach kept saying stuff like, “Lu’s still the one to beat,” which was kinda pissing me off because . . . I don’t know. It just made me think about this kid Brandon at school, who always . . . ALWAYS picked on me. Not even just me, though. He picked on a lot of people, and didn’t nobody ever do nothing about it. They just said stupid stuff like, Can’t nobody beat him. Same kind of rah-rah this bowling-ball-head coach was kicking about this kid, Lu. It's just . . . ugh. I mean, he was fast, but honestly, he wasn’t that fast.
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“Who you run for?” he asked. What? Who did I run for? What kind of question was that?
“I run for me. Who else?” I replied.
Chapter 4
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Who is he? I thought. What gave him the right to just make fun of me for no reason? Like he was perfect. He’s the one God ain’t color in. He’s the one who looked weird.
Chapter 7
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“I been around here before,” Patty said, skipping the hello. “I can’t remember when. But I know I been around here.”
“Me too,” Lu said. “Not really these parts, but my pops plays ball sometimes at the court down the street.”
Chapter 8
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“My dad’s in jail for trying to shoot me and my mother,” I blurted. And before anyone could say anything, I held my hands out for my utensils.
And it felt good to feel like one of the teammates. Like I was there—really, really there—as me, but without as much scream inside.
Chapter 10
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“Yeah,” Lu said from behind me. He put his hand on my shoulder. He runs, real, real, real fast,” he said, taunting Brandon. Lu Pulled me into him, grabbed me by the back on my neck. “It’s me and you,” he said, snapping me out of my Brandon Simmons nightmare state and back into focus.
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Lu Quotes in Ghost
The Ghost quotes below are all either spoken by Lu or refer to Lu. 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 2
Quotes
And the coach kept saying stuff like, “Lu’s still the one to beat,” which was kinda pissing me off because . . . I don’t know. It just made me think about this kid Brandon at school, who always . . . ALWAYS picked on me. Not even just me, though. He picked on a lot of people, and didn’t nobody ever do nothing about it. They just said stupid stuff like, Can’t nobody beat him. Same kind of rah-rah this bowling-ball-head coach was kicking about this kid, Lu. It's just . . . ugh. I mean, he was fast, but honestly, he wasn’t that fast.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
“Who you run for?” he asked. What? Who did I run for? What kind of question was that?
“I run for me. Who else?” I replied.
Chapter 4
Quotes
Who is he? I thought. What gave him the right to just make fun of me for no reason? Like he was perfect. He’s the one God ain’t color in. He’s the one who looked weird.
Chapter 7
Quotes
“I been around here before,” Patty said, skipping the hello. “I can’t remember when. But I know I been around here.”
“Me too,” Lu said. “Not really these parts, but my pops plays ball sometimes at the court down the street.”
Chapter 8
Quotes
“My dad’s in jail for trying to shoot me and my mother,” I blurted. And before anyone could say anything, I held my hands out for my utensils.
And it felt good to feel like one of the teammates. Like I was there—really, really there—as me, but without as much scream inside.
Chapter 10
Quotes
“Yeah,” Lu said from behind me. He put his hand on my shoulder. He runs, real, real, real fast,” he said, taunting Brandon. Lu Pulled me into him, grabbed me by the back on my neck. “It’s me and you,” he said, snapping me out of my Brandon Simmons nightmare state and back into focus.
