Little Bee

by

Chris Cleave

The Leader / The Killer Character Analysis

The killer leads the hunters who chase down Little Bee and Nkiruka and meet Andrew and Sarah on the beach. When Sarah begs him not to kill the girls, the killer decides they can live if Andrew will cut off his middle finger and give it to him. When Andrew cannot, the leader and his men take Nkiruka away, though the leader does not participate in her rape or murder.

The Leader / The Killer Quotes in Little Bee

The Little Bee quotes below are all either spoken by The Leader / The Killer or refer to The Leader / The Killer. 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:
The Refugee Experience Theme Icon
).
Chapter Four Quotes

“I just think this is not our affair and so…”

“Ah,” the killer said. “Not your affair.”

He turned to the other hunters and spread his arms.

“Not his affair, him say. Him say, this is black-man business. Ha ha ha ha! […] First time I hear white man say my business not his business. You got our gold. You got our oil. What is wrong with our girls?”

Related Characters: Andrew O’Rourke (speaker), The Leader / The Killer (speaker), Little Bee, Sarah O’Rourke, Nkiruka / Kindness
Page Number: 112
Explanation and Analysis:
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The Leader / The Killer Quotes in Little Bee

The Little Bee quotes below are all either spoken by The Leader / The Killer or refer to The Leader / The Killer. 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:
The Refugee Experience Theme Icon
).
Chapter Four Quotes

“I just think this is not our affair and so…”

“Ah,” the killer said. “Not your affair.”

He turned to the other hunters and spread his arms.

“Not his affair, him say. Him say, this is black-man business. Ha ha ha ha! […] First time I hear white man say my business not his business. You got our gold. You got our oil. What is wrong with our girls?”

Related Characters: Andrew O’Rourke (speaker), The Leader / The Killer (speaker), Little Bee, Sarah O’Rourke, Nkiruka / Kindness
Page Number: 112
Explanation and Analysis: