The Hate Race

by

Maxine Beneba Clarke

Michael “Mick” Callingham Character Analysis

Mick is Maxine’s first boyfriend. The two were playmates as young children but reconnect as teenagers in Kellyville’s youth group. Mick is in drama, and Maxine is enamored with him when she goes to watch him play Oberon in A Midsummer’s Night Dream. Although the two eventually drift apart, Maxine has a special place in her heart for Mick, since he was the first boy who made her feel loveable.

Michael “Mick” Callingham Quotes in The Hate Race

The The Hate Race quotes below are all either spoken by Michael “Mick” Callingham or refer to Michael “Mick” Callingham. 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:
Racial Discrimination in Australia Theme Icon
).
Chapter 17 Quotes

I didn’t want Michael Callingham anywhere near my school. But the rumours of him still had a strangely pacifying effect. The bullying slowed down. The comments about my skin stopped as the pigment slowly returned to its usual coffee bean hue. Some cute, rich white boy saw the worth in me, and that was major playground cachet, not to be taken lightly.

Related Characters: Maxine Beneba Clarke (speaker), Michael “Mick” Callingham
Page Number: 179-180
Explanation and Analysis:
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Michael “Mick” Callingham Quotes in The Hate Race

The The Hate Race quotes below are all either spoken by Michael “Mick” Callingham or refer to Michael “Mick” Callingham. 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:
Racial Discrimination in Australia Theme Icon
).
Chapter 17 Quotes

I didn’t want Michael Callingham anywhere near my school. But the rumours of him still had a strangely pacifying effect. The bullying slowed down. The comments about my skin stopped as the pigment slowly returned to its usual coffee bean hue. Some cute, rich white boy saw the worth in me, and that was major playground cachet, not to be taken lightly.

Related Characters: Maxine Beneba Clarke (speaker), Michael “Mick” Callingham
Page Number: 179-180
Explanation and Analysis: