Trainspotting

by

Irvine Welsh

Alison Character Analysis

Alison is a member of Rent Boy’s friend group, although she remains antagonistic toward Rent Boy himself most of the time. She is particularly good friends with Kelly. She has sex with Sick Boy and Spud, although like Rent Boy, she has conflicted feelings about her friends and sometimes seems to dislike them. Like Kelly, Alison helps balance the male-dominated perspective of the book.

Alison Quotes in Trainspotting

The Trainspotting quotes below are all either spoken by Alison or refer to Alison . 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:
Addiction and Society Theme Icon
).
Blowing It Quotes

Funny thing wis, jist before this, ah remembered boastin thit ah’d niver OD’d in ma puff. Thir’s a first time fir everything. It wis Swanney’s fault. His gear’s normally cut tae fuck, so ye always bung that wee bit mair intae the cooking spoon tae compensate. Then whit does the cunt dae?

Related Characters: Rent Boy (speaker), Johnny Swan , Alison
Related Symbols: Heroin
Page Number: 188
Explanation and Analysis:
Exile Quotes

The guys are looking embarrassed, really shit up by the crowd that’s developed. It’s sortay like, feeding off itself.

Related Characters: Kelly (speaker), Rent Boy, Begbie, Alison
Page Number: 275
Explanation and Analysis:
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Alison Quotes in Trainspotting

The Trainspotting quotes below are all either spoken by Alison or refer to Alison . 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:
Addiction and Society Theme Icon
).
Blowing It Quotes

Funny thing wis, jist before this, ah remembered boastin thit ah’d niver OD’d in ma puff. Thir’s a first time fir everything. It wis Swanney’s fault. His gear’s normally cut tae fuck, so ye always bung that wee bit mair intae the cooking spoon tae compensate. Then whit does the cunt dae?

Related Characters: Rent Boy (speaker), Johnny Swan , Alison
Related Symbols: Heroin
Page Number: 188
Explanation and Analysis:
Exile Quotes

The guys are looking embarrassed, really shit up by the crowd that’s developed. It’s sortay like, feeding off itself.

Related Characters: Kelly (speaker), Rent Boy, Begbie, Alison
Page Number: 275
Explanation and Analysis: