I Am the Messenger

I Am the Messenger

by

Markus Zusak

Gavin Rose Character Analysis

Gavin Rose is the third name written on the “stones of home.” He is a teenage delinquent who frequently physically fights with his older brother, Daniel. Ed helps Gavin by beating him up, so that Daniel and Gavin may unite as brothers in order to face an outside enemy. Ed succeeds, as Daniel and Gavin team up to assault Ed as revenge. Gavin represents how adversity can help individuals unite in care for each other.

Gavin Rose Quotes in I Am the Messenger

The I Am the Messenger quotes below are all either spoken by Gavin Rose or refer to Gavin Rose . 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:
Circumstance vs. Choice Theme Icon
).
Queen of Clubs Quotes

I hope for a moment that they both understand what they’re doing and what they’re proving.

I want to tell them, but I realize that all I do is deliver the message. I don’t decipher it or make sense of it for them. They need to do that themselves.

Related Characters: Ed Kennedy (speaker), Gavin Rose , Daniel Rose
Page Number: 177
Explanation and Analysis:
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Gavin Rose Quotes in I Am the Messenger

The I Am the Messenger quotes below are all either spoken by Gavin Rose or refer to Gavin Rose . 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:
Circumstance vs. Choice Theme Icon
).
Queen of Clubs Quotes

I hope for a moment that they both understand what they’re doing and what they’re proving.

I want to tell them, but I realize that all I do is deliver the message. I don’t decipher it or make sense of it for them. They need to do that themselves.

Related Characters: Ed Kennedy (speaker), Gavin Rose , Daniel Rose
Page Number: 177
Explanation and Analysis: