Six of Crows

Six of Crows

by

Leigh Bardugo

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Pekka Rollins/Jakob Hertzoon Character Analysis

Pekka Rollins is the biggest boss in Ketterdam’s Barrel. He owns several brothels and the Emerald Palace, a gambling establishment. In addition to earning money through these brick-and-mortar businesses, he also regularly tricks unsuspecting new arrivals to Ketterdam into giving him their life savings, which is what he did to young Kaz and Jordie (using the fake name Jakob Hertzoon) years before the novel begins. Thus, Kaz blames Pekka Rollins for Jordie’s death and has vowed to get revenge on Rollins for his brother. As part of this goal, Kaz steals business from Rollins’s establishments. He also frees Rollins from imprisonment at the Ice Court, believing justice won’t have been served if the Fjerdans execute Rollins. Though Rollins knows more or less who Kaz is, he doesn’t recognize Kaz as a former victim. He sees Kaz as a hateful and potentially dangerous upstart and, after Kaz strikes a deal with Rollins and picks Rollins’s pockets, he vows to kill Kaz later if nobody else does first.

Pekka Rollins/Jakob Hertzoon Quotes in Six of Crows

The Six of Crows quotes below are all either spoken by Pekka Rollins/Jakob Hertzoon or refer to Pekka Rollins/Jakob Hertzoon. 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:
Greed Theme Icon
).
Chapter 18: Kaz Quotes

“That seems like cheating,” Kaz had whispered to Jordie.

“It isn’t cheating,” Jordie had snorted. “It’s just good business. And how are ordinary people supposed to move up in the world without a little extra help?”

Related Characters: Kaz Brekker (speaker), Jordie (speaker), Pekka Rollins/Jakob Hertzoon
Page Number: 209
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 45: Kaz Quotes

“Chaos will come, and I will be its master. Its very wealthy master.”

“You will be ensuring slavery and death for Grisha everywhere,” Inej said.

Van Eck raised a brow. “How old are you, girl? Sixteen? Seventeen? Nations rise and fall. Markets are made and unmade. When power shifts, someone always suffers.”

“When profit shifts,” Jesper shot back.

Van Eck’s expression was bemused. “Aren’t they one and the same?”

Related Characters: Inej Ghafa (speaker), Jesper Fahey (speaker), Van Eck (speaker), Kaz Brekker, Pekka Rollins/Jakob Hertzoon, Nina Zenik, Matthias Helvar
Page Number: 446
Explanation and Analysis:
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Pekka Rollins/Jakob Hertzoon Quotes in Six of Crows

The Six of Crows quotes below are all either spoken by Pekka Rollins/Jakob Hertzoon or refer to Pekka Rollins/Jakob Hertzoon. 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:
Greed Theme Icon
).
Chapter 18: Kaz Quotes

“That seems like cheating,” Kaz had whispered to Jordie.

“It isn’t cheating,” Jordie had snorted. “It’s just good business. And how are ordinary people supposed to move up in the world without a little extra help?”

Related Characters: Kaz Brekker (speaker), Jordie (speaker), Pekka Rollins/Jakob Hertzoon
Page Number: 209
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 45: Kaz Quotes

“Chaos will come, and I will be its master. Its very wealthy master.”

“You will be ensuring slavery and death for Grisha everywhere,” Inej said.

Van Eck raised a brow. “How old are you, girl? Sixteen? Seventeen? Nations rise and fall. Markets are made and unmade. When power shifts, someone always suffers.”

“When profit shifts,” Jesper shot back.

Van Eck’s expression was bemused. “Aren’t they one and the same?”

Related Characters: Inej Ghafa (speaker), Jesper Fahey (speaker), Van Eck (speaker), Kaz Brekker, Pekka Rollins/Jakob Hertzoon, Nina Zenik, Matthias Helvar
Page Number: 446
Explanation and Analysis: