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Michael “Mick” Callingham
Marcus is Maxine’s second boyfriend, whom she meets through debate team. Maxine and Marcus have a good relationship, but she is somewhat uncomfortable with how hard his parents try to be inclusive around her. Their relationship falls apart after Maxine suffers microaggressions from him, such as him eating Golliwog crackers and comparing her hands to those of a possum. As a result, she pulls away from him, much to his confusion and sadness.
Marcus Quotes in The Hate Race
The The Hate Race quotes below are all either spoken by Marcus or refer to Marcus. 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 21
Quotes
‘I like your hand. The way the brown on the back of your hand meets the white of your palm, on the edge there. It looks…cute. Like a paw or something. Like a possum paw.’
It was there, all of a sudden, out of nowhere. Walking home with my boyfriend, when I least expected it. The dry tongue. The nakedness. The can’t-think freeze.
[…]
I was Patch again. Seven years old, standing in the line for tunnel ball. You look like my dog. He’s got white and brown patches all over him too. Fetch, Patch! Go fetch, doggy!
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Marcus Quotes in The Hate Race
The The Hate Race quotes below are all either spoken by Marcus or refer to Marcus. 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 21
Quotes
‘I like your hand. The way the brown on the back of your hand meets the white of your palm, on the edge there. It looks…cute. Like a paw or something. Like a possum paw.’
It was there, all of a sudden, out of nowhere. Walking home with my boyfriend, when I least expected it. The dry tongue. The nakedness. The can’t-think freeze.
[…]
I was Patch again. Seven years old, standing in the line for tunnel ball. You look like my dog. He’s got white and brown patches all over him too. Fetch, Patch! Go fetch, doggy!
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
