I Am the Messenger

I Am the Messenger

by

Markus Zusak

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Marie Tatupu Character Analysis

Marie Tatupu is the wife of Lua and the mother of Jessie and his four siblings. She is immediately welcoming and generous toward Ed even though he is a stranger to her. When she and Lua kiss in front of the Christmas lights, Ed finds the love between them to be beautiful, showing how helping others allows one to see the beauty within their own community.

Marie Tatupu Quotes in I Am the Messenger

The I Am the Messenger quotes below are all either spoken by Marie Tatupu or refer to Marie Tatupu . 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:
Circumstance vs. Choice Theme Icon
).
4 of Spades Quotes

Four globes to brighten up the Tatupu house this year. It’s not a big thing, but I guess it’s true—big things are often just small things that are noticed.

Related Characters: Ed Kennedy (speaker), Lua Tatupu , Marie Tatupu
Page Number: 221
Explanation and Analysis:
6 of Spades Quotes

Lua and Marie are holding hands.

They look like they’re so happy, just inside this moment, watching the kids and the lights on their old fibro house.

Lua kisses her.

Just softly on the lips.

And she kisses back.

Sometimes people are beautiful.

Not in looks.

Not in what they say.

Just in what they are.

Related Characters: Ed Kennedy (speaker), Lua Tatupu , Marie Tatupu
Page Number: 224
Explanation and Analysis:
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Marie Tatupu Quotes in I Am the Messenger

The I Am the Messenger quotes below are all either spoken by Marie Tatupu or refer to Marie Tatupu . 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:
Circumstance vs. Choice Theme Icon
).
4 of Spades Quotes

Four globes to brighten up the Tatupu house this year. It’s not a big thing, but I guess it’s true—big things are often just small things that are noticed.

Related Characters: Ed Kennedy (speaker), Lua Tatupu , Marie Tatupu
Page Number: 221
Explanation and Analysis:
6 of Spades Quotes

Lua and Marie are holding hands.

They look like they’re so happy, just inside this moment, watching the kids and the lights on their old fibro house.

Lua kisses her.

Just softly on the lips.

And she kisses back.

Sometimes people are beautiful.

Not in looks.

Not in what they say.

Just in what they are.

Related Characters: Ed Kennedy (speaker), Lua Tatupu , Marie Tatupu
Page Number: 224
Explanation and Analysis: