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George Fuller’s puppy whom Harry Curren meets in the woods on the way back from Stuart Phillips’s house. Jake initially leads Harry to George’s shack and breaks the ice between the little boy and the old man, allowing them to begin a friendship. Harry learns that George saved Jake from an abusive owner, and the dog now leads a happy life and is a source of comfort for George and Harry.
Jake Quotes in Past the Shallows
The Past the Shallows quotes below are all either spoken by Jake or refer to Jake. 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 43
Quotes
And Miles loved that light.
It made the dark water sparkle, turned the white spray golden—made the ocean a giant mirror reflecting the sky. Even the leaves on the crack wattle shone in the light.
It made everything come to life.
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Out past the shallows, past the sandy-bottomed bays, comes the dark water—black and cold and roaring. Rolling out an invisible path, a new line for them to follow.
To somewhere warm.
To somewhere new.
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Jake Quotes in Past the Shallows
The Past the Shallows quotes below are all either spoken by Jake or refer to Jake. 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 43
Quotes
And Miles loved that light.
It made the dark water sparkle, turned the white spray golden—made the ocean a giant mirror reflecting the sky. Even the leaves on the crack wattle shone in the light.
It made everything come to life.
Related Characters:
Related Symbols:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Out past the shallows, past the sandy-bottomed bays, comes the dark water—black and cold and roaring. Rolling out an invisible path, a new line for them to follow.
To somewhere warm.
To somewhere new.
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Related Symbols:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
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