Aunty Jacinta Character Analysis in Seventy-Two Derwents

Jacinta is Tyler’s aunt on her mother’s side. She appears only briefly in the story, and Tyler does not have much contact with her outside of the holidays; however, Tyler seems to imagine her as a more stable alternative to her mother. She gives Tyler a handmade doll as a Christmas gift. Tyler’s mother mocks the doll, but Tyler appreciates it deeply. She also sent Tyler a holiday card expressing her affection for her niece, which Tyler continues to treasure. She also included her phone number in the card, despite the fact that Tyler’s mother already knows how to contact her, implying that she worries about Tyler’s well-being. Tyler’s mother resents Jacinta, and suspects her and Tyler’s grandmother of having called Child Services, leading them to take away her older daughter Tegan.

Aunty Jacinta Quotes in Seventy-Two Derwents

The Seventy-Two Derwents quotes below are all either spoken by Aunty Jacinta or refer to Aunty Jacinta. 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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I said I love her, I love her crown, thank you. Aunty Jacinta leaned over and gave me a hug and she smelled so nice, not like perfume but just cups of tea and shampoo, and she said softly she doesn’t have to be Cinderella, Tyler, you can give her a new name if you like. Then my mum jumped up and said are we allowed to have a glass of wine or do we have to say grace first round here.

Related Characters: Tyler (speaker), Tyler and Ellie’s Mother, Aunty Jacinta

Page Number and Citation: 232

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Aunty Jacinta Quotes in Seventy-Two Derwents

The Seventy-Two Derwents quotes below are all either spoken by Aunty Jacinta or refer to Aunty Jacinta. 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:

).

I said I love her, I love her crown, thank you. Aunty Jacinta leaned over and gave me a hug and she smelled so nice, not like perfume but just cups of tea and shampoo, and she said softly she doesn’t have to be Cinderella, Tyler, you can give her a new name if you like. Then my mum jumped up and said are we allowed to have a glass of wine or do we have to say grace first round here.

Related Characters: Tyler (speaker), Tyler and Ellie’s Mother, Aunty Jacinta

Page Number and Citation: 232

Explanation and Analysis:

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