Adrian is a teenager who is in love with a girl that lives on Ove's street. Adrian meets Ove while trying to fix the girl's bicycle. Ove refers to him as "the youth" before learning his name. Adrian is kind but awkward, which Ove finds infuriating. Adrian works as a mail carrier and also has a job in a cafe to save money to buy a car. He was one of Sonja's students before her death. Ove teaches Adrian to fix the bike, helps him buy a proper car, and leaves him the Saab after his death.
Adrian / “The Youth” Quotes in A Man Called Ove
The A Man Called Ove quotes below are all either spoken by Adrian / “The Youth” or refer to Adrian / “The Youth”. 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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Chapter 32
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When he almost imperceptibly takes a half step backwards into the hall...he notices, from the corner of his eye, the photo of Sonja on the wall. The red dress. The bus trip to Spain when she was pregnant. He asked her so many times to take that bloody photo down, but she refused. She said it was "a memory worth as much as any other."
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Adrian / “The Youth” Quotes in A Man Called Ove
The A Man Called Ove quotes below are all either spoken by Adrian / “The Youth” or refer to Adrian / “The Youth”. 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:
).
Chapter 32
Quotes
When he almost imperceptibly takes a half step backwards into the hall...he notices, from the corner of his eye, the photo of Sonja on the wall. The red dress. The bus trip to Spain when she was pregnant. He asked her so many times to take that bloody photo down, but she refused. She said it was "a memory worth as much as any other."
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