Tag Character Analysis in The One and Only Ivan

Tag was ’s twin sister. She died in the crate on the way to the United States, after poachers killed Ivan’s mother and . Tag got her name because, as an infant, she loved playing tag with Ivan. Ivan explains that she died because she couldn’t let go of her old life in the jungle.

Tag Quotes in The One and Only Ivan

The The One and Only Ivan quotes below are all either spoken by Tag or refer to Tag. 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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“You could try remembering a good day,” Stella suggests. “That’s what I do when I can’t sleep.”

Stella remembers every moment since she was born: every scent, every sunset, every slight, every victory.

“You know I can’t remember much,” I say.

“There’s a difference,” Stella says gently, “between ‘can’t remember’ and ‘won’t remember.’”

“That’s true,” I admit. Not remembering can be difficult, but I’ve had a lot of time to work on it.

“Memories are precious,” Stella adds. “They help tell us who we are.”

Related Characters: Ivan (speaker), Stella (speaker), Tag

Page Number and Citation: 53

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