Gone Girl

Gone Girl

by

Gillian Flynn

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Rhonda Boney Character Analysis

The lead detective assigned to Amy’s disappearance case. With her partner, Gilpin, Boney establishes a careful rapport with Nick over the course of the investigation. She knows he’s essential to uncovering the truth, but pins him as a suspect from the start and treats him with increasing suspicion as the evidence against him mounts—or seems to. Through it all, Boney seems unable to completely convince herself that Nick is guilty—and after Amy’s return, she devotes herself to helping Nick find a way to share the truth about who Amy is and what she did.

Rhonda Boney Quotes in Gone Girl

The Gone Girl quotes below are all either spoken by Rhonda Boney or refer to Rhonda Boney. 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:
Secrets and Lies Theme Icon
).
13. Nick Dunne, Two Days Gone Quotes

“People think they know [Amy] because they read the books growing up,” I said.

“I can see that,” Boney said, nodding. “People want to believe they know other people. Parents want to believe they know their kids. Wives want to believe they know their husbands.”

Related Characters: Nick Dunne (speaker), Rhonda Boney (speaker), Amy Elliott Dunne
Page Number: 91
Explanation and Analysis:
17. Nick Dunne, Four Days Gone (1) Quotes

I felt a surge of angst. What a fucking day. Boney was out to get me, Noelle was insane, Shawna was pissed, Hilary was resentful, the woman at the security company was a bitch, and my wife had stumped me finally. It was time to end this goddamn day.

Related Characters: Nick Dunne (speaker), Amy Elliott Dunne, Rhonda Boney, Hilary Handy, Shawna Kelly, Noelle Hawthorne
Page Number: 135
Explanation and Analysis:
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Rhonda Boney Quotes in Gone Girl

The Gone Girl quotes below are all either spoken by Rhonda Boney or refer to Rhonda Boney. 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:
Secrets and Lies Theme Icon
).
13. Nick Dunne, Two Days Gone Quotes

“People think they know [Amy] because they read the books growing up,” I said.

“I can see that,” Boney said, nodding. “People want to believe they know other people. Parents want to believe they know their kids. Wives want to believe they know their husbands.”

Related Characters: Nick Dunne (speaker), Rhonda Boney (speaker), Amy Elliott Dunne
Page Number: 91
Explanation and Analysis:
17. Nick Dunne, Four Days Gone (1) Quotes

I felt a surge of angst. What a fucking day. Boney was out to get me, Noelle was insane, Shawna was pissed, Hilary was resentful, the woman at the security company was a bitch, and my wife had stumped me finally. It was time to end this goddamn day.

Related Characters: Nick Dunne (speaker), Amy Elliott Dunne, Rhonda Boney, Hilary Handy, Shawna Kelly, Noelle Hawthorne
Page Number: 135
Explanation and Analysis: