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Jasmine is the daughter of Dexter and Sylvie and eventually a step-child to Emma. Initially, Dexter struggles as a father and gets drunk the first time he has to watch her on his own. As Dexter gets older, however, he learns how be a more responsible father, showing her the places in Edinburgh where he and Emma once lived.
Jasmine Alison Viola Mayhew Quotes in One Day
The One Day quotes below are all either spoken by Jasmine Alison Viola Mayhew or refer to Jasmine Alison Viola Mayhew. 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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Chapter 13 Quotes
A thick envelope of heavy lilac paper. Emma took it gingerly, and peered inside. The envelope was quilted with tissue paper and the invitation itself had hand-torn edges and seemed to be made of some sort of papyrus or parchment. ‘Now that—’ Emma balanced it like a table on her upturned fingertips ‘—that is what I call a wedding invitation.’
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Chapter 14 Quotes
Suki is wealthy now and ever more bubbly and famous and loved by the public, and even though they never got on and had nothing in common, he feels nostalgia for his old girlfriend, and for the wild years of his late twenties when his photo was in the papers.
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Chapter 23 Quotes
‘Beautiful day,’ he mumbles, ‘No rain today. Not yet.’
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Jasmine Alison Viola Mayhew Character Timeline in One Day
The timeline below shows where the character Jasmine Alison Viola Mayhew appears in One Day. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 14
Saturday, July 15, 2000. During the preceding year, Sylvie gave birth to Jasmine Alison Viola Mayhew. That night in the hospital, Dexter promised to himself to always do...
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...comes inside, and Sylvie immediately gets annoyed when Dexter calls their daughter “Jas” instead of Jasmine. Jasmine looks a lot like her mother. Sylvie complains about how hard it’s been being...
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Sylvie gives Dexter instructions for Jasmine, saying she should go to bed at 8:00. As Sylvie gets ready to go, Dexter...
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Jasmine makes a lot of noise, so Dexter tries to feed her. While he does so,...
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Dexter goes back in to change Jasmine’s diaper, disgusted by the process. He tries to put her to sleep, but she screams...
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Dexter and Suki continue to argue while Jasmine cries in the background. Eventually Dexter hangs up and deletes her number. He grabs some...
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...which are the same as an old cassette she made him, make Dexter sentimental, but Jasmine seems to like them. Sylvie calls on Dexter’s cell phone just as “Fight the Power”...
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Chapter 15
Dexter tells Emma about his divorce and about how Sylvie and Jasmine have moved into Callum’s mansion. Dexter has no job at the moment and is renting...
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Chapter 16
...move in. Emma is excited but has some reservations, including what that would mean for Jasmine. Dexter says they can work something out for when Jasmine stays over. Dexter’s place is...
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...then rides her bicycle to Dexter’s flat. There, Callum and Sylvie arrive to drop off Jasmine. Emma doesn’t speak to Callum much after Dexter’s divorce, even though she’s known Callum for...
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...getting together with Callum, who comes home late, possibly having affairs, and is harsh with Jasmine. Her family also hates Callum more than they hated Dexter. Still, Sylvie also resents Dexter,...
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Chapter 20
...He fears he’ll have to change the locks on his house, and Sylvie is dropping Jasmine off tomorrow.
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...Ian’s life, but he says Emma was an amazing person and he hopes Dexter and Jasmine can be happy one day.
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...up on himself and apologizes for messing everything up. She says it’s OK and tells Jasmine to wait in the other room because Dexter is feeling sick. The next thing Dexter...
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...The phone rings, and it’s Sylvie. Dexter apologizes to her again. She says she told Jasmine that Dexter has food poisoning and that’s why he can’t see her today. Sylvie reassures...
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Chapter 22
...he makes some phone calls, including to Emma’s parents, his sister, his father, Sylvie, and Jasmine. He keeps things brief and light-hearted to reassure everyone he’s fine. Then he calls Ian....
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Chapter 23
Sunday, July 15, 2007. Jasmine wakes Dexter up by pressing his nose like a doorbell. Maddy is also in bed...
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Dexter takes Jasmine first to the flat where Emma used to live. He then takes her to climb...
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