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Theo is one of Sterling’s older sisters. When she comes home to visit, she’s appalled by the disorder in the house and insists on hiring a housekeeper to keep her father and brother in check. The men of the family hold out on this for as long as they can, but eventually she prevails. She’s sterner than Jessica but ultimately just as loving—although she doesn’t return for Christmas, spending it instead with her new husband.
Theo Quotes in Rascal
The Rascal quotes below are all either spoken by Theo or refer to Theo. 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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2. June Quotes
Perhaps a psychologist might say that I had substituted pets for a family. I had a human family, of course—interesting, well-educated, and affectionate. But Mother was dead, my father often away on business trips, my brother Herschel fighting in France, and my sisters Theo and Jessica now living their adult lives.
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8. December, January, February Quotes
It is good to remember that I was given those swift and shining skates early enough in my life so that I could use them for three happy winters. By the fourth winter I was in a wheel chair. And even when I learned to walk, I was never able to skate again.
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Theo Character Timeline in Rascal
The timeline below shows where the character Theo appears in Rascal. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
2. June
Suddenly, Sterling’s sister Theo arrives in a car. Theo took care of Sterling after their mother died, and Sterling...
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Theo insists on taking the downstairs bedroom, where Sterling has been living with Rascal. Theo has...
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When Theo’s expensive engagement ring disappears one day, Sterling gets a flash of insight: Rascal could have...
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8. December, January, February
...and they drive her home. The family’s gaiety perhaps masks their sadness that Herschel and Theo won’t be joining them this year, and their mother is of course dead.
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Theo and her husband have sent fur hats and muffs to Jessica and Sterling’s father, and...
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9. March and April
Reverend Thurman makes more serious threats to shoot Rascal, and Jessica and Theo have made good on their threat to hire a housekeeper: one Mrs. Quinn, a stern,...
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