Trainspotting

by

Irvine Welsh

Gi (short for Giovanni) is a gay older man from Italy who meets Rent Boy at an all-night pornography theater in London. Gi had to leave Italy when word got out that he had a secret lover: his wife’s younger brother. The male members of his wife’s family beat up both Gi and the younger brother, and the younger brother later killed himself. Rent Boy has mixed feelings toward Gi, sometimes feeling sympathy and other times feeling disgust, perhaps reflecting Rent Boy’s own conflicted feelings about his possible bisexuality.

Gi Quotes in Trainspotting

The Trainspotting quotes below are all either spoken by Gi or refer to Gi . 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
).
Exile Quotes

Anywey, ah widnae mind gaun aw the wey wi a gadge, if it felt right. Jist fir the experience. Problem is, ah only really fancy birds. Guys jist dinnae look sexy. It’s aw ahoot aesthetics, fuck all tae dae wi morality.

Related Characters: Rent Boy (speaker), Gi
Page Number: 234
Explanation and Analysis:
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Gi Quotes in Trainspotting

The Trainspotting quotes below are all either spoken by Gi or refer to Gi . 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
).
Exile Quotes

Anywey, ah widnae mind gaun aw the wey wi a gadge, if it felt right. Jist fir the experience. Problem is, ah only really fancy birds. Guys jist dinnae look sexy. It’s aw ahoot aesthetics, fuck all tae dae wi morality.

Related Characters: Rent Boy (speaker), Gi
Page Number: 234
Explanation and Analysis: