Jonny Tulake Character Analysis in The Story of Tom Brennan

Jonny is Brendan's boyfriend and a former rugby player. He's very tall, extremely handsome, and makes sure to treat Tom very kindly, especially right after Tom moves to Coghill. Jonny works in the sheds with Brendan, so Tom sees him fairly often and becomes aware that he stays the night with Brendan regularly. Later, Brendan explains that Jonny is somewhat paranoid about Tom knowing that Jonny is dating Brendan, so Brendan sits Tom down to openly discuss their relationship and their sexuality. Jonny is also deathly afraid of flying, which is why he never travels anywhere with Brendan. Tom eventually learns that prior to the accident Jonny and Brendan had planned to move to Sydney, but they chose to stay in Coghill so that Brendan could take care of his family.

Jonny Tulake Quotes in The Story of Tom Brennan

The The Story of Tom Brennan quotes below are all either spoken by Jonny Tulake or refer to Jonny Tulake. 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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Before, Brendan had been someone who was just always around. Someone I never really thought about. Mum's little brother. My uncle, that was about as far as it went. But that's when life was simpler.

Now Brendan wanted me to see him. See who he really was. This was probably the way Daniel saw him and now I did too.

Related Characters: Tom Brennan (speaker), Daniel Brennan, Mum, Gran, Brendan, Jonny Tulake

Page Number and Citation: 234

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