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Although Ron only appears in one chapter of the memoir, his presence looms over the rest of the book. Ron is a friend of Jean Murray’s: he gives her free drugs, and often invites her and her children to stay with him in Queens. Despite his superficially friendly behavior, however, Ron is a sexual predator, and at one point he orders Liz and Lisa to remove their clothes and show him their genitalia. Liz also implies that there have been many other occasions during which Ron sexually abuses her.
Ron Quotes in Breaking Night
The Breaking Night quotes below are all either spoken by Ron or refer to Ron. 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 2 Quotes
I told Ma all but one detail—the fact that I knew it was wrong. I knew that all I had to do to end it was to call out for her. But I didn't, because Ron made things better for Ma, for Lisa and me. I didn't want to ruin that, so I failed to call out.
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In this disturbing passage, Liz reveals that she has been molested by a friend of Ma’s named Ron. Ron provides Ma with drugs, and also gives Liz and her sister Lisa candy and a place to sleep. But when Liz and Lisa are alone in his house, Ron forces the children to show him their genitalia, and even physically assaults them. Liz finally reveals the horrifying truth to her mother, but she leaves out one crucial piece of information: Liz knew the abuse was wrong, but she kept quiet about it because she wanted to preserve the good relationship between Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. A
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Ron Character Timeline in Breaking Night
The timeline below shows where the character Ron appears in Breaking Night. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 2: Middle of Everything
...their drug of choice, over and over again. Tara tells Ma about a man named Ron who “takes care of me.” The next Sunday, Ma takes Liz and Lisa so that...
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Eventually, Ron starts picking up Lisa, Liz, and Ma at Tara’s apartment every Sunday. Instinctively, Liz knows...
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One day, Ron drives Liz, Lisa, and Ma out to his house in Queens. For the rest of...
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...Liz’s, fault. Liz tells Ma about the incident in the bathroom, and Ma later hits Ron in the face. Furious, Ma asks Liz to tell her about “every time Ron made...
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Chapter 4: Unraveling
...and Liz doesn’t trust him—she’s always suspicious of strange men, since they remind her of Ron.
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