George is one of Larry's friends and is the person responsible for inspiring the Durrells' move to Corfu in the first place. After the Durrells are settled, he tutors Gerry until he leaves the island a year later. He does his best to appeal to Gerry's interests, which means that George ends up sprinkling a number of zoological facts and other "facts" into his lessons, such as the names of Hannibal's elephants. Most importantly, George teaches Gerry how to keep a diary of his observations of the natural world, which focuses Gerry's interests and helps him learn more.
George Quotes in My Family and Other Animals
The My Family and Other Animals quotes below are all either spoken by George or refer to George. 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 1, Chapter 4
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From my point of view, however, the most important thing was that we devoted some of our time to natural history, and George meticulously and carefully taught me how to observe and how to note down observations in a diary. At once my enthusiastic but haphazard interest in nature became focused, for I found that by writing things down I could learn and remember much more.
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George Quotes in My Family and Other Animals
The My Family and Other Animals quotes below are all either spoken by George or refer to George. 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:
).
Part 1, Chapter 4
Quotes
From my point of view, however, the most important thing was that we devoted some of our time to natural history, and George meticulously and carefully taught me how to observe and how to note down observations in a diary. At once my enthusiastic but haphazard interest in nature became focused, for I found that by writing things down I could learn and remember much more.
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