Previous
Marcus Chan
Thomas’s father in “Someone Else Besides You.” Mr. P. had served in the army in Vietnam before fleeing to the United States and had subsequently treated his children like his own personal army. He had not loved Thomas’s mother, his wife, saying instead that he respected her. Yet he had also cheated on her with many women, and after she died he began dating another woman named Mimi. He has a complicated relationship with Thomas, but he ultimately wants what is best for his son and tries to help him win his ex-wife Sam back.
Mr. P. Quotes in The Refugees
The The Refugees quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. P. or refer to Mr. P.. 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:
).
Someone Else Besides You
Quotes
“Who says I want her back?”
“Don’t be an idiot. You were only half a man before you met her, and you’re back to being half a man now.”
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
When I spoke, it was so softly that only the stranger curled up behind the belly ring could hear. Then I said it once more, louder: “I can be the father.” Feeling Sam’s hand grip my shoulder, I said it a third time, just to make sure they both heard me right.
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Get the entire The Refugees LitChart as a printable PDF.
Mr. P. Quotes in The Refugees
The The Refugees quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. P. or refer to Mr. P.. 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:
).
Someone Else Besides You
Quotes
“Who says I want her back?”
“Don’t be an idiot. You were only half a man before you met her, and you’re back to being half a man now.”
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
When I spoke, it was so softly that only the stranger curled up behind the belly ring could hear. Then I said it once more, louder: “I can be the father.” Feeling Sam’s hand grip my shoulder, I said it a third time, just to make sure they both heard me right.
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
