Crow Country

by

Kate Constable

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Sarah Louise “Sadie” Hazzard Character Analysis

Daughter to Clarry Hazzard and Jean Hazzard, and great-aunt to Sadie Hazzard. Sarah, nicknamed Sadie, is a young teenager in 1933, the year when Gerald Mortlock murders Jimmy Raven. She is drawn into helping cover up the murder by her father, Clarry, who uses her to destroy traces of the crime. When the contemporary Sadie Hazzard travels to the past, she inhabits her great-aunt Sarah Louise’s body, and this is how she learns about the events surrounding Jimmy Raven’s murder. It is through Sarah Louise’s body that Sadie also manages to locate Jimmy’s “special things,” the sacred objects that he carried and which were lost after his death, so that she can return them to Auntie Lily and other members of the Aboriginal community.

Sarah Louise “Sadie” Hazzard Quotes in Crow Country

The Crow Country quotes below are all either spoken by Sarah Louise “Sadie” Hazzard or refer to Sarah Louise “Sadie” Hazzard. 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:
Prejudice and Discrimination Theme Icon
).
Chapter 7 Quotes

As Sadie whipped the newspaper off the table, an upside-down headline caught her eye – something about a person called Hitler. Her heart gave a peculiar involuntary skip. The date was printed at the top of the page. Friday June 23, 1933.

Related Characters: Sadie Hazzard, Sarah Louise “Sadie” Hazzard
Related Symbols: The Stone Circle
Page Number: 47
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 8 Quotes

[…] Dad had fought the whole town council, when the war memorial was built, to have Jimmy’s name put on it, too. They said it couldn’t be done, because Jimmy hadn’t enlisted in Boort; he’d joined up down in Melbourne. But Dad said he belonged in Boort as much as anyone, and deserved to have his name up there with the rest. After all, Bert Murchison had joined up in Melbourne, too, and no one said he should be left off.

Related Characters: Sadie Hazzard, Jimmy Raven, Clarry Hazzard, Sarah Louise “Sadie” Hazzard
Related Symbols: Boort
Page Number: 54
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 12 Quotes

“Well, it is his land, Jimmy,” said Clarry. “Why shouldn’t he build a dam if he wants to?”

[…]

“No!” Jimmy broke away; Sadie could see the fierce light in his eyes. “No. He mustn’t do that.” […] “It’s like - it’d be like me settin’ that church on fire.” Jimmy flung out his arm in the direction of the little weatherboard church. “What would you say if I set the church on fire, hey?”

Related Characters: Jimmy Raven (speaker), Clarry Hazzard (speaker), Sadie Hazzard, Gerald Mortlock, Sarah Louise “Sadie” Hazzard
Related Symbols: The Stone Circle, Boort
Page Number: 90
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 17 Quotes

Mr Mortlock’s hand shot out and twisted into Dad’s shirt. “I’ve killed the bugger, Clarry. I’ve gone and killed him.”

Related Characters: Gerald Mortlock (speaker), Sadie Hazzard, Jimmy Raven, Clarry Hazzard, Sarah Louise “Sadie” Hazzard
Related Symbols: The Stone Circle, Boort
Page Number: 129
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 18 Quotes

“Why are you doing this, Dad? Why?” And then Sadie’s voice had risen to a scream, and Dad grabbed her arm and shook her.

“Be quiet, Sadie, for God’s sake!”

“It’s not right, Dad, you know it!”

“I have to help Gerald; I promised I’d look out for him.”

“And what about Jimmy? Didn’t you promise him, too?” Her voice rose, shrill, hysterical. “Jimmy was murdered! Gerald Mortlock should hang for this!”

Dad slapped her face.

Related Characters: Clarry Hazzard (speaker), Sarah Louise “Sadie” Hazzard (speaker), Sadie Hazzard, Jimmy Raven, Gerald Mortlock
Related Symbols: The Stone Circle, Boort
Page Number: 135
Explanation and Analysis:
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Sarah Louise “Sadie” Hazzard Quotes in Crow Country

The Crow Country quotes below are all either spoken by Sarah Louise “Sadie” Hazzard or refer to Sarah Louise “Sadie” Hazzard. 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:
Prejudice and Discrimination Theme Icon
).
Chapter 7 Quotes

As Sadie whipped the newspaper off the table, an upside-down headline caught her eye – something about a person called Hitler. Her heart gave a peculiar involuntary skip. The date was printed at the top of the page. Friday June 23, 1933.

Related Characters: Sadie Hazzard, Sarah Louise “Sadie” Hazzard
Related Symbols: The Stone Circle
Page Number: 47
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 8 Quotes

[…] Dad had fought the whole town council, when the war memorial was built, to have Jimmy’s name put on it, too. They said it couldn’t be done, because Jimmy hadn’t enlisted in Boort; he’d joined up down in Melbourne. But Dad said he belonged in Boort as much as anyone, and deserved to have his name up there with the rest. After all, Bert Murchison had joined up in Melbourne, too, and no one said he should be left off.

Related Characters: Sadie Hazzard, Jimmy Raven, Clarry Hazzard, Sarah Louise “Sadie” Hazzard
Related Symbols: Boort
Page Number: 54
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 12 Quotes

“Well, it is his land, Jimmy,” said Clarry. “Why shouldn’t he build a dam if he wants to?”

[…]

“No!” Jimmy broke away; Sadie could see the fierce light in his eyes. “No. He mustn’t do that.” […] “It’s like - it’d be like me settin’ that church on fire.” Jimmy flung out his arm in the direction of the little weatherboard church. “What would you say if I set the church on fire, hey?”

Related Characters: Jimmy Raven (speaker), Clarry Hazzard (speaker), Sadie Hazzard, Gerald Mortlock, Sarah Louise “Sadie” Hazzard
Related Symbols: The Stone Circle, Boort
Page Number: 90
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 17 Quotes

Mr Mortlock’s hand shot out and twisted into Dad’s shirt. “I’ve killed the bugger, Clarry. I’ve gone and killed him.”

Related Characters: Gerald Mortlock (speaker), Sadie Hazzard, Jimmy Raven, Clarry Hazzard, Sarah Louise “Sadie” Hazzard
Related Symbols: The Stone Circle, Boort
Page Number: 129
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 18 Quotes

“Why are you doing this, Dad? Why?” And then Sadie’s voice had risen to a scream, and Dad grabbed her arm and shook her.

“Be quiet, Sadie, for God’s sake!”

“It’s not right, Dad, you know it!”

“I have to help Gerald; I promised I’d look out for him.”

“And what about Jimmy? Didn’t you promise him, too?” Her voice rose, shrill, hysterical. “Jimmy was murdered! Gerald Mortlock should hang for this!”

Dad slapped her face.

Related Characters: Clarry Hazzard (speaker), Sarah Louise “Sadie” Hazzard (speaker), Sadie Hazzard, Jimmy Raven, Gerald Mortlock
Related Symbols: The Stone Circle, Boort
Page Number: 135
Explanation and Analysis: