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Mr. Corsa is the headmaster at Heathcroft. Despite allowing noughts into the school, Mr. Corsa shows on several occasions that he in no way supports integration. When Shania is injured on her way to school on the first day, for instance, he refuses to help her. And later, in a conversation with Mrs. Paxton about the bullying the noughts are experiencing, he uses the slur “blanker” and insists there’s no reason to intervene—eventually, the hostile school environment will encourage the nought students to leave.
Mr. Corsa Quotes in Noughts and Crosses
The Noughts and Crosses quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Corsa or refer to Mr. Corsa. 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 5
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“STOP IT! YOU’RE ALL BEHAVING LIKE ANIMALS!” I shouted so hard my throat immediately began to hurt. “WORSE THAN ANIMALS—LIKE BLANKERS!”
The sound of the crowd slowly died away. “Just look at you,” I continued. “Stop it.” I glanced down at Callum. He was staring at me, the strangest expression on his face.
Callum, don’t look at me like that. I didn’t mean you. I’d never mean you. It was just for the others, to get them to stop, to get them to help. I didn’t mean you…
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Mr. Corsa Character Timeline in Noughts and Crosses
The timeline below shows where the character Mr. Corsa appears in Noughts and Crosses. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 5
...of the noughts falls and is injured. Crosses cheer. Sephy has never been so angry. Mr. Corsa , the headmaster, comes out of the school to stand beside Sephy. He does nothing...
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Chapter 30
...unfair. Maybe Mum and Jude are right, and Heathcroft is a waste of time. At Mr. Corsa ’s office, Callum figures that Mr. Jason probably wants Callum to stand outside Mr. Corsa’s...
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...approaches the door, he hears angry voices coming from inside the office. Mrs. Paxton and Mr. Corsa are arguing—Mrs. Paxton wants to crack down on the bullying the noughts are experiencing, and...
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Chapter 64
As Mr. Corsa calls Callum into his office, Callum makes note of how fancy and imposing Mr. Corsa’s...
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...noughts in Cross schools, all over the country. They’re all being expelled for minor infractions. Mr. Corsa stands, says he’ll be happy to have Callum back “once the dust clears,” and offers...
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