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Poppy Morgan is a white girl at Harri’s school whom Harri has a crush on. Harri loves Poppy’s blonde hair and, after they start dating, calls her “my yellow.” Poppy is kind to Harri and kisses him for the first time on the last day of school, just before his death.
Poppy Morgan Quotes in Pigeon English
The Pigeon English quotes below are all either spoken by Poppy Morgan or refer to Poppy Morgan. 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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July Quotes
I ran fast. I ran down the hill and through the tunnel. I shouted:
Me: 'Poppy I love you!'
It made a mighty echo. Nobody else heard it.
I ran past the real church. I ran past the cross.
I ran past the Jubilee.
I ran past the CCTV camera. I let it snap me for luck.
I ran past the other pigeons. I pretended they called hello to me.
Me: 'Pigeons I love you!'
It didn't even feel stupid, it felt brilliant. I ran past the playground and the dead climbing frame. I was running superfast. I was going faster than I've ever gone, my feet were just a blur. Nobody could ever catch me, I was going
to break the world record.
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On the last day of school before the summer holiday, Poppy kisses Harri and gives him her phone number. This leads Harri to run down the hill joyfully, feeling boundless love for everything around him. This passage conveys Harri’s goodness, and purity. By pretending the pigeons are saying hello to him, Harri emphasizes his vibrant imagination, young age, and his innocence. His happiness and love become a driving force that enables him to run “faster than I’ve ever gone.” However, his declaration that “nobody could ever catch me,” sadly turns out to be untrue, foreshadowing his impending murder and revealing Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Qu
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Poppy Morgan Character Timeline in Pigeon English
The timeline below shows where the character Poppy Morgan appears in Pigeon English. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
March
In music, Harri’s class plays the drums. He teaches Poppy Morgan how to play the bass drum, and while doing so he smells her hair...
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In art class, Poppy sits next to Harri and paints her fingernails with paints. She does it very slowly,...
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April
A wasp flies into the room during math class. Poppy is so scared that she almost cries, but Harri reassures her that the wasp is...
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Harri decides that he wants to kiss Poppy. He also thinks the pound coin looks stupid. Mamma pays money to Julius, who doesn’t...
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...don’t believe in hell, concluding that “they’re in for a nasty surprise!” At afternoon registration, Poppy gives him a letter that says, “Do you like me?” with two tick boxes, yes...
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May
A boy at school calls Poppy “four-eyes,” and Harri defends her. Harri shows Poppy his binoculars but doesn’t tell her what...
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Poppy loves Harri’s Diadoras. The two of them hold hands sometimes, but the rest of the...
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June
Connor Green boasts that he’s seen Poppy’s boobs, but Harri insists that he’s lying and jealous because he wants to be Poppy’s...
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...didn’t know the dead boy had a girlfriend. The girl is “nearly as pretty as Poppy,” and Harri suddenly feels overwhelmed by sadness. Harri and Dean speculate that the stickiness on...
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July
...teach Harri how to kiss. Harri reasons that if he is a good kisser, then Poppy will never break up with him. Lydia laughs as Harri makes himself still, preparing to...
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Regretful about what happened with Miquita, Harri gives Poppy a jelly ring. The couple walks past Clipz, who asks if Harri has “shagged” Poppy...
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Poppy and Harri hold hands at the school gate. Harri feels frightened by how beautiful she...
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