From the Ashes

From the Ashes

by Jesse Thistle

Lucie Character Analysis

Lucie is Jesse’s middle school crush. He reconnects with her on Facebook decades later during his time in rehab. Lucie and Jesse connect in person after his release from prison, and she encourages him to pursue his dreams and enter university to study history. Jesse and Lucie eventually get married.

Lucie Quotes in From the Ashes

The From the Ashes quotes below are all either spoken by Lucie or refer to Lucie. 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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Part 4, Chapter 13: Indian Turned Métis Quotes

I searched the pictures and saw the same columns of redcoat soldier near the large river, charging up the same slope of hill, toward that same white church. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. It was real.

Related Characters: Jesse (speaker), Lucie, Aunt Yvonne
Page Number and Citation: 327
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Lucie Character Timeline in From the Ashes

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Part 2, Chapter 2: Oddball
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...but Leeroy warns him to stay away. He’s also particularly attracted to a girl named Lucie, and he approaches her one day, nervously introducing himself. Lucie’s friends scoff at him, but... (full context)
Part 3, Chapter 18: We All Fall Down
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At a Halloween party, Jesse sees Lucie, the girl he had a crush on in middle school. She’s uninterested in him now,... (full context)
Part 4, Chapter 7: The Cleanest Bachelor in the World
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...start to reach out and express their happiness that he’s still alive. Among them is Lucie, the girl Jesse had a crush on in middle school. She is a put-together person,... (full context)
Part 4, Chapter 8: The Other Half of the Solution
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...probation. His probation officer asks him his plan, and he says he’s going to find Lucie in Toronto. The probation officer salutes him on his uncommon dedication and good conduct over... (full context)
Part 4, Chapter 9: Bravery
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...with emotions he couldn’t handle. Now, Cyril himself is in the hospital: he has cancer. Lucie, with whom Jesse has been living since his release, has made Jesse realize that he... (full context)
Part 4, Chapter 10: Follow Your Dreams
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Jesse has been out of rehab for a year and living with Lucie, building countertops with Ron for work. He has been grumpy lately after his long workdays,... (full context)
Part 4, Chapter 14: In the Custom of the Country
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Jesse marries Lucie in a low-key ceremony at city hall. Jerry and Ron are in attendance and are... (full context)
Part 4, Chapter 17: 57 Years of Love
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Jesse graduates from York University in 2015, with Lucie and her mother in attendance. He reflects with gratitude on how his aunt gave him... (full context)