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LaBatte is the night janitor at the jewel bearing plant. He and Thomas often talk with each other, especially about the ghost of their former classmate, Roderick, who often visits them in the plant at night. By Thomas’s estimation, LaBatte is a very superstitious person. LaBatte also has a history of petty theft, and he plans on stealing from the jewel bearing plant before Thomas warns him not to and gives him some money. LaBatte also briefly converts to Mormonism, though he decides not to go through with it soon after and refuses to be baptized or to see Elnath or Vernon, the Mormon missionaries, again.
LaBatte Quotes in The Night Watchman
The The Night Watchman quotes below are all either spoken by LaBatte or refer to LaBatte. 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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The Average Woman and the Empty Tank
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He reached over to his lunch box. Maybe he’d left that crust. It was LaBatte’s lunch box, full. A meat sandwich with real butter. More bread, this time with butter and sugar. A baked potato, still warm. Apples.
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LaBatte Quotes in The Night Watchman
The The Night Watchman quotes below are all either spoken by LaBatte or refer to LaBatte. 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:
).
The Average Woman and the Empty Tank
Quotes
He reached over to his lunch box. Maybe he’d left that crust. It was LaBatte’s lunch box, full. A meat sandwich with real butter. More bread, this time with butter and sugar. A baked potato, still warm. Apples.
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