Deadly, Unna?

by

Phillip Gwynne

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Clarence is Dumby’s younger sister. She plays netball with Blacky’s sisters. Blacky experiences a hint of romantic feelings for Clarence when the two of them leave the football party to hang out on the jetty alone. However, he later pretends not to know Clarence when he’s spending time with Cathy and his friends from town. This shows how Blacky struggles to overcome the racial divides of his town (and his own internalized racism) in the beginning and the middle of the novel. However, Blacky reconnects with Clarence at Dumby’s funeral, suggesting a future where they can overcome the segregation of their communities and form a closer relationship.

Clarence Quotes in Deadly, Unna?

The Deadly, Unna? quotes below are all either spoken by Clarence or refer to Clarence. 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:
Race, Injustice, and Action Theme Icon
).
Chapter 16 Quotes

‘BOONGS PISS OFF’ had been there for ages […] I wasn’t sure if Clarence had seen it, she didn’t say anything. Still, I didn’t feel comfortable. I felt guilty in some way. I hadn’t written it, but I hadn’t scratched it out either.

Related Characters: Gary “Blacky” Black (speaker), Clarence
Related Symbols: Graffiti
Page Number: 121-22
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 22 Quotes

And they all laughed, all the regulars. Especially Slogsy. But I didn’t. I don’t know why, I’d laughed at the joke before. But tonight it didn’t seem so funny any more. And I knew it had to do with Dumby and Clarence and Tommy.

Related Characters: Gary “Blacky” Black (speaker), Dumby Red, Slogs Kneebone , Clarence, Tommy Red
Page Number: 161
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 26 Quotes

‘BOONGS PISS OFF’ was still there. Seeing it reminded me of the night of the grand final Do. I hadn’t seen Clarence since then. Dumby either. I was having second thoughts about my retirement […] And maybe I’d been wrong about the McRae Medal. Mark Arks had played really well. And that pass of Dumby’s was lunacy.

Related Characters: Gary “Blacky” Black (speaker), Dumby Red, Victor “Big Mac” McRae, Clarence, Mark Arks
Related Symbols: Graffiti
Page Number: 178
Explanation and Analysis:
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Clarence Quotes in Deadly, Unna?

The Deadly, Unna? quotes below are all either spoken by Clarence or refer to Clarence. 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:
Race, Injustice, and Action Theme Icon
).
Chapter 16 Quotes

‘BOONGS PISS OFF’ had been there for ages […] I wasn’t sure if Clarence had seen it, she didn’t say anything. Still, I didn’t feel comfortable. I felt guilty in some way. I hadn’t written it, but I hadn’t scratched it out either.

Related Characters: Gary “Blacky” Black (speaker), Clarence
Related Symbols: Graffiti
Page Number: 121-22
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 22 Quotes

And they all laughed, all the regulars. Especially Slogsy. But I didn’t. I don’t know why, I’d laughed at the joke before. But tonight it didn’t seem so funny any more. And I knew it had to do with Dumby and Clarence and Tommy.

Related Characters: Gary “Blacky” Black (speaker), Dumby Red, Slogs Kneebone , Clarence, Tommy Red
Page Number: 161
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 26 Quotes

‘BOONGS PISS OFF’ was still there. Seeing it reminded me of the night of the grand final Do. I hadn’t seen Clarence since then. Dumby either. I was having second thoughts about my retirement […] And maybe I’d been wrong about the McRae Medal. Mark Arks had played really well. And that pass of Dumby’s was lunacy.

Related Characters: Gary “Blacky” Black (speaker), Dumby Red, Victor “Big Mac” McRae, Clarence, Mark Arks
Related Symbols: Graffiti
Page Number: 178
Explanation and Analysis: