Maddie rescues the rear gunner from the cell in the Ormaie Gestapo headquarters where Julie was held until her death. Maddie and the rear gunner bond as, being female and Black respectively, they both face discrimination as they fight in World War II. The rear gunner also helps Maddie think of herself as brave by describing how his best friend, a pilot, heroically flew a plane into the ground so everyone else could bail out—describing almost exactly what Maddie did when she and Julie first flew to France.
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The Jamaican Rear Gunner Character Timeline in Code Name Verity
The timeline below shows where the character The Jamaican Rear Gunner appears in Code Name Verity. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part 2, Section 24
...and her partner rescued the man in Julie’s cell, who turned out to be a Jamaican rear gunner in the RAF. The Jamaican man was lovely; he hadn’t eaten in a week but...
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The force of the explosion knocked them over. Maddie laughed in the road until the rear gunner picked her up and they set off again. Maddie shared with him that she’s a...
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Returning to the story, Maddie and the rear gunner said goodbye to the Thibauts after two nights. They had to go get the Rosalie...
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