In “Harlem Jones,” Toby is Harlem Jones’s friend. They attend a rally over the officer-involved shooting of Mark Duggan and throw Molotov cocktails, at which point the peaceful protest turns violent. Toby and Harlem, along with other Black youths, often clash with their elders, who do not see violent resistance as a productive means of addressing systemic injustices like police brutality.
Toby Quotes in Foreign Soil
The Foreign Soil quotes below are all either spoken by Toby or refer to Toby. 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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Harlem Jones
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Harlem flicks the lighter on with his thumb, holds the flame up in front of his face. “My name,” he says, “is not son. My name, my fuckin’ name, is Harlem fuckin’ Jones.” Holding the neck of the Molotov, he touches the flame to it and quickly pulls back his arm.
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Toby Quotes in Foreign Soil
The Foreign Soil quotes below are all either spoken by Toby or refer to Toby. 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:
).
Harlem Jones
Quotes
Harlem flicks the lighter on with his thumb, holds the flame up in front of his face. “My name,” he says, “is not son. My name, my fuckin’ name, is Harlem fuckin’ Jones.” Holding the neck of the Molotov, he touches the flame to it and quickly pulls back his arm.
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