Emotionally vulnerable, shy, and discreet, Tracey is the complete opposite of her rebellious older sister Anita. Tracey apparently suffers from sexual violence, likely perpetrated by her father Roberto. Perhaps because of this, Tracey, unlike her sister, feels a visceral disgust for sex and often tries to protect her sister from being touched by other people. Tracey’s concern for her sister’s well-being leads her to hate Anita’s boyfriend Sam Lowbridge. Her anger toward Sam leads her to attack him and almost drown in the Big House pond, though she ultimately survives. Later Tracy shows her vengeful side by accusing Sam and Anita of pushing her into the pond, even though it was an accident.
Tracey Rutter Quotes in Anita and Me
The Anita and Me quotes below are all either spoken by Tracey Rutter or refer to Tracey Rutter. 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 6
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I had seen how in an instant, those you called friends could suddenly become tormentors, sniffing out a weakness or a difference, turning their own fear of ostracism into a weapon with which they could beat the victim away, afraid that being an outsider, an individual even, was somehow infectious.
Related Characters:
Meena Kumar (speaker), Anita Rutter, Tracey Rutter, Kevin and Karl
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Tracey Rutter Quotes in Anita and Me
The Anita and Me quotes below are all either spoken by Tracey Rutter or refer to Tracey Rutter. 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 6
Quotes
I had seen how in an instant, those you called friends could suddenly become tormentors, sniffing out a weakness or a difference, turning their own fear of ostracism into a weapon with which they could beat the victim away, afraid that being an outsider, an individual even, was somehow infectious.
Related Characters:
Meena Kumar (speaker), Anita Rutter, Tracey Rutter, Kevin and Karl
Related Themes:
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Explanation and Analysis:
