Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

by

Ransom Riggs

Ricky Character Analysis

Ricky is Jacob’s closest—and only—friend in Florida. Jacob helps Ricky with his homework, and in exchange Ricky protects Jacob from bullies at school. In reality, though, they don’t get along very well. Jacob often gets embarrassed due to his family’s wealth in comparison with Ricky’s family. When Jacob grows more anxious following his grandfather’s death, he and Ricky have a falling out.

Ricky Quotes in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

The Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children quotes below are all either spoken by Ricky or refer to Ricky. 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:
Coming of Age and Self-Confidence Theme Icon
).
Chapter 10 Quotes

Are you joking? You couldn’t even protect yourself in high school! You had to bribe that redneck to be your bodyguard. And you’d wet your pants if you so much as pointed a real gun at anyone.

No, I wouldn’t.

You’re weak. You’re a loser. That’s why he never told you who you really were. He knew you couldn’t handle it.

Shut up. Shut up.

Related Characters: Jacob Portman (speaker), Abe Portman/Jacob’s Grandfather, Ricky
Page Number: 271
Explanation and Analysis:
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Ricky Quotes in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

The Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children quotes below are all either spoken by Ricky or refer to Ricky. 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:
Coming of Age and Self-Confidence Theme Icon
).
Chapter 10 Quotes

Are you joking? You couldn’t even protect yourself in high school! You had to bribe that redneck to be your bodyguard. And you’d wet your pants if you so much as pointed a real gun at anyone.

No, I wouldn’t.

You’re weak. You’re a loser. That’s why he never told you who you really were. He knew you couldn’t handle it.

Shut up. Shut up.

Related Characters: Jacob Portman (speaker), Abe Portman/Jacob’s Grandfather, Ricky
Page Number: 271
Explanation and Analysis: