Ernie Myers Character Analysis in Skellig

Ernie Myers is the old man who lived and died in the house ’s family moves into at the beginning of the story, and his lingering presence in the house haunts Michael. picked up many of his tastes—such as his liking for brown ale and certain Chinese dishes—from Ernie.

Ernie Myers Quotes in Skellig

The Skellig quotes below are all either spoken by Ernie Myers or refer to Ernie Myers. 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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All the way round the house it had been the same. Just see it in your mind’s eye. Just imagine what could be done. All the way round I kept thinking of the old man, Ernie Myers, that had lived here on his own for years. He’d been dead nearly a week before they found him under the table in the kitchen.

Related Characters: Michael (speaker), Ernie Myers

Related Symbols: Bones

Page Number and Citation: 2

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